The Dimmitt Bobcats are taking a road trip to square off against the Slaton Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Dimmitt turned things around against Friona on Tuesday. They took down the Chieftans 62-44. The Bobcats pushed the score to 55-28 by the end of the third, a deficit the Chieftans cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, Slaton had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They blew past the Eagles, posting a 67-36 win. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 contests by 21 points or more this season.
Slaton's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-4. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 33.8 points. As for Dimmitt, their win bumped their record up to 8-12.
Dimmitt might still be hurting after the 49-28 loss they got from Slaton in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. Can Dimmitt avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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