The Little River Academy Bumblebees are taking a road trip to challenge the Malakoff Tigers at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Tuesday, everything went Little River Academy's way against Rockdale as Little River Academy made off with a 59-36 win. Given the Bumblebees' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 85th, while the Tigers are ranked 875th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Malakoff waltzed into their match on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Bulldogs with a sharp 48-22 victory.
Malakoff pushed their record up to 21-2 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 30.6 points. As for Little River Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 17-5.
Little River Academy didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Malakoff in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 41-37 win. Will Little River Academy repeat their success, or does Malakoff have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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