Friona was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They took a blow against the Slaton Tigers, falling 79-21. 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 1488th, while the Tigers are ranked 197th).
Friona's loss dropped their record down to 4-20. As for Slaton, they pushed their record up to 22-4 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
When Friona and Slaton next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Friona will try to stop Shallowater's four-game winning streak when the meet at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Slaton will take on Idalou and their three-game winning streak at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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