Gladewater hasn't had much luck against Tatum recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Gladewater Bears will host the Tatum Eagles at 6:15 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Gladewater was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 26-21 to Troup. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 978th, while the Tigers are ranked 383rd).
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Tatum's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They lost 68-42 to Broaddus.
Gladewater's defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 5-9. As for Tatum, their loss dropped their record down to 11-5.
Gladewater lost to Tatum at home by a decisive 53-39 margin when the teams last played back in November of 2018. Can Gladewater avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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