Having just played yesterday, the Neches Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Slocum Mustangs at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Neches is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Trinidad to the tune of 74-36 on Monday. The win was nothing new for the Tigers as they're now sitting on three straight.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Slocum's strategy against Penelope on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Slocum blew Penelope out of the water with a 75-12 final score. With the Mustangs ahead 43-8 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Neches is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 12-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.0 points per game. As for Slocum, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-10.
Neches came up short against Slocum in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 55-43. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Slocum's Carter Sbrusch, who almost dropped a double-double on 31 points and nine steals. Now that Neches knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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