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| 12/20/24 - Away | 47-26 W |
| 02/06/18 - Home | 58-33 W |
| 01/12/18 - Away | 49-35 W |
| 02/07/17 - Away | 86-53 W |
| 01/13/17 - Home | 63-39 W |
Slaton is 5-0 against Friona since January of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Slaton Tigers will host the Friona Chieftans at 6:15 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Slaton is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 57 points on Friday, they were much more limited against Littlefield on Tuesday. They took a 39-23 bruising from the Wildcats. The defeat continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now lost seven in a row.
Meanwhile, Friona lost 53-28 to Idalou on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Chieftans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 547th, while the Wildcats are ranked 94th).
This is the second loss in a row for Friona and nudges their season record down to 16-13. As for Slaton, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-9.
Slaton took their win against Friona when the teams last played back in December of 2024 by a conclusive 47-26. Does Slaton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Friona turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
