Jal hasn't had much luck against Tatum recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Jal Panthers will face off against the Tatum Coyotes at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
It was a proper cat-fight when Jal challenged Hagerman on Tuesday. Jal blew past Hagerman, posting a 61-32 win. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Bobcats recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, Tatum entered their tilt with Texico on Monday with six consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with seven. Everything went their way against the Wolverines as they made off with a 52-28 win.
Tatum pushed their record up to 21-5 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 20.7 points over those games. As for Jal, their win bumped their record up to 12-15.
Jal was dealt a bruising 61-20 loss at the hands of Tatum when the teams last played on February 8th. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Jal was down 38-13.
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