Preview: Mildred Eagles vs. Malakoff Tigers
Mildred has been on the road for four straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will be home for the holidays to greet the Malakoff Tigers at 6:15 p.m. Mildred 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 928th, while Malakoff is ranked 56th).
Last Tuesday, Mildred came up short against Rice and fell 55-44.
Meanwhile, Malakoff entered their tilt with Rice with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. Malakoff sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 51-48 win over Rice on Friday.
Mildred has traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-9 record this season. As for Malakoff, their victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-2.
Mildred strolled past Malakoff in their previous matchup back in January by a score of 56-38. Will Mildred repeat their success, or does Malakoff have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
