Friona is 0-4 against Slaton since January of 2017 but things could change on Friday. The Friona Chieftans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Slaton Tigers at 2:15 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Friona came up short against Idalou and fell 46-35. 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 539th, while the Wildcats are ranked 96th).
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Slaton challenged Littlefield on Tuesday. Slaton was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 51-50 to Littlefield. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Friona's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-7. As for Slaton, their loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 8-5.
Friona might still be hurting after the 58-33 defeat they got from Slaton in their previous matchup back in February of 2018. Will Friona have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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