Basketball Game Preview: Wolfe City Wolves vs. Celeste Blue Devils

By Team Reports Dec 31, 2024, 2:25am

Basketball Preview: Wolfe City Wolves vs. Celeste Blue Devils

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Wolfe City is 10-0 against Celeste since January of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Wolfe City Wolves will host the Celeste Blue Devils at 6:30 p.m.

Wolfe City is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest defeat since December 3rd on Friday. They came up short against Van Alstyne, falling 53-31. The Wolves have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, Celeste was able to grind out a solid win over Sulphur Bluff on Saturday, taking the game 50-40. Given the Blue Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 471st, while the Bears are ranked 1074th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Celeste has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.6 points per game. As for Wolfe City, their loss dropped their record down to 7-9.

Wolfe City took their victory against Celeste in their previous meeting back in January by a conclusive 60-37. In that contest, Wolfe City amassed a halftime lead of 39-17, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.

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