Preview: Celeste Blue Devils vs. Honey Grove Warriors
Celeste is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Honey Grove is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Celeste Blue Devils will take on the Honey Grove Warriors at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Celeste will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings (they are ranked 947th, while Honey Grove is ranked 398th).
Celeste fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Sam Rayburn on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Rebels by a score of 52-50. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss Celeste has suffered yet this season.
Meanwhile, Honey Grove put the finishing touches on their 13th blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They really took it to Wolfe City for the full four quarters, racking up a 52-24 win on the road. 52 seems to be a good number for Honey Grove as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Celeste now has a losing record at 11-12. As for Honey Grove, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-4 record this season.
Celeste suffered a grim 58-38 defeat to Honey Grove when the teams last played on January 2nd. Will Celeste have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
