The Celeste Blue Devils are taking a road trip to square off against the Wolfe City Wolves at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Celeste and four for Wolfe City.
Celeste is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Sam Rayburn on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Blue Devils came up short against the Rebels, falling 51-30. The Blue Devils were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 37-5.
Meanwhile, Wolfe City lost to Honey Grove at home by a 51-34 margin on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 900th, while the Warriors are ranked 211th).
Wolfe City's defeat dropped their record down to 8-16. As for Celeste, their loss dropped their record down to 16-12.
Celeste was able to grind out a solid victory over Wolfe City when the teams last played back in January, winning 43-35. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Blue Devils 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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