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| 01/16/24 - Away | 58-44 W |
| 12/12/23 - Home | 48-37 W |
| 01/17/23 - Home | 58-30 W |
| 12/13/22 - Away | 51-43 W |
New Deal has gone 4-0 against Smyer recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the New Deal Lions take on the Smyer Bobcats at 6:15 p.m.
New Deal is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering New Home just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They had to suffer through a 78-32 loss at the hands of the Leopards. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 422nd, while the Leopards are ranked 99th).
Meanwhile, Smyer hadn't done well against Ropes recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Smyer snuck past Ropes with a 64-59 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bobcats.
Smyer is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.0 points per game. As for New Deal, their loss dropped their record down to 16-10.
New Deal strolled past Smyer when the teams last played back in January of 2024 by a score of 58-44. Does New Deal have another victory up their sleeve, or will Smyer turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
