The Lipan Indians will challenge the Slidell Greyhounds at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Lipan sitting on 11 straight victories and Slidell on eight.
Lipan is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They took their match with ease, bagging a 70-30 win over Windthorst. The Indians have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 16 games by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Slidell beat Boles 47-37 on Friday. Given the Greyhounds' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 299th, while the Hornets are ranked 681st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lipan's victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-11. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.9 points over those games. As for Slidell, their win bumped their record up to 25-8.
Lipan came up short against Slidell in their previous meeting back in February of 2019, falling 51-38. Can Lipan avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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