Grand Saline is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Malakoff is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Grand Saline Indians will host the Malakoff Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Grand Saline easily dispatched Quitman on Tuesday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. Grand Saline fell just short of Edgewood by a score of 72-70 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Indians have suffered since January 9, 2024.
Meanwhile, Malakoff posted their closest victory since January 26, 2024 on Friday. They skirted past Mineola 37-34. The Tigers haven't had any issues with the Yellowjackets recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Grand Saline's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-9. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 24 points. As for Malakoff, their victory bumped their record up to 7-4.
Grand Saline beat Malakoff 55-47 in their previous matchup back in January. Will Grand Saline repeat their success, or does Malakoff have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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