A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Tyler Lions duke it out with the Hallsville Bobcats at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday... Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Tuesday, Tyler got the win against Nacogdoches by a conclusive 68-43. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 256th, while the Dragons are ranked 664th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, everything went Hallsville's way against Nacogdoches on Friday as Hallsville made off with a 60-40 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bobcats.
Tyler's win bumped their record up to 16-11. As for Hallsville, they are also on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 21 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-9 record this season.
Tyler barely slipped by Hallsville when the teams last played back in January, winning 44-43. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tyler since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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