The Celeste Blue Devils will square off against the Tom Bean Tomcats at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. Celeste will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Celeste will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Honey Grove, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Celeste skirted past Honey Grove 45-43. Given the Blue Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 354th, while the Warriors are ranked 716th), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Tom Bean came up short against Whitewright on Tuesday and fell 37-27. The Tomcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Celeste will have to contain Sam Lind as she made an impact in Tom Bean's last game. She posted 16 points. That was a full 59.3% of Tom Bean's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's had more than a third of the team's points.
Celeste has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.7 points per game. As for Tom Bean, their loss dropped their record down to 7-5.
Celeste strolled past Tom Bean in their previous matchup on Friday by a score of 51-33. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Lind, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 16 boards. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Celeste still be able to contain Lind? There's only one way to find out.
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