The Poolville Monarchs and the Hico Tigers will compete for holiday cheer at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Friday, Poolville lost to Santo on the road by a 35-21 margin.
Meanwhile, after only 23 points in their last matchup, Hico made sure to put some points up on the board against De Leon on Friday. Hico strolled past De Leon with points to spare, taking the game 60-44. While the Tigers didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-25), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Hico has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 22.2 points per game. As for Poolville, their defeat was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 4-9.
Poolville was dealt a bruising 51-8 loss at the hands of Hico when the teams last played back in January. Can Poolville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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