Basketball Recap: Malakoff's Loss Ends 18-Game Winning Streak at Home

Malakoff entered their contest against Little River Academy on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Malakoff Tigers opened the new year with a less-than-successful 37-26 loss to the Little River Academy Bumblebees. The match marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Malakoff's defeat ended an 18-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 21-3. As for Little River Academy, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 18-5.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Malakoff Tigers challenge the Winona Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Winona has insisted on making their lastthree contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 0-3 during that stretch of close contests. As for Little River Academy, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Franklin at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday.