The Mountain Home Tigers and the Minico Spartans will compete for holiday cheer at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Mountain Home is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Idaho's top teams: Boise, who was ranked third at the time (Mountain Home was ranked 12th). Mountain Home lost 54-30 to Boise on Tuesday. The match marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, Minico lost to Ridgevue on the road by a 63-48 margin on Tuesday. The Spartans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Mountain Home's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-2. As for Minico, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Mountain Home came up short against Minico in their previous meeting back in February, falling 56-49. Thankfully for Mountain Home, Carlie Latta (who dropped a double-double on 24 points and ten boards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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