The Lovelady Lions and the Slocum Mustangs will compete for holiday cheer at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Lovelady took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They blew past Corrigan-Camden 49-26. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Lions have posted since December 3rd.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Slocum). They claimed a resounding 89-27 victory over Trinidad. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 60-23.
Slocum's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-8. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.3 points per game. As for Lovelady, their victory bumped their record up to 4-7.
Lovelady was able to grind out a solid win over Slocum in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, winning 38-30. Will Lovelady repeat their success, or does Slocum have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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