The Muleshoe Mules will square off against the Slaton Tigers at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses apiece.
Muleshoe came up into this matchup off a tough 33-point loss on Friday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Friona by a score of 41-38 on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Mules have suffered since January 5, 2024.
Meanwhile, Slaton came up short against Shallowater on Tuesday and fell 48-37. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 283rd, while the Mustangs are ranked 118th).
Slaton's loss dropped their record down to 10-8. As for Muleshoe, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-15.
Muleshoe might still be hurting after the 56-33 loss they got from Slaton in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. Can Muleshoe avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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