Sulphur Bluff is 1-9 against Saltillo since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Sulphur Bluff Bears will head out on the road to take on the Saltillo Lions at 6:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Sulphur Bluff comes in on five and Saltillo on ten.
Sulphur Bluff put the finishing touches on their 13th blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Union Hill with a sharp 66-43 win. Sulphur Bluff pushed the score to 60-29 by the end of the third, a deficit Union Hill cut but never quite recovered from.
Clint Degen continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a triple-double on 17 points, 13 rebounds, and ten assists. It was the first time this season that he posted eight or more assists. Another player making a difference was Matthew Overly, who scored 14 points along with six assists and two steals.
Meanwhile, Saltillo earned a 48-37 win over Union Hill on Friday.
Sulphur Bluff's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 25-9. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.0 points per game. As for Saltillo, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 20-15 record this season.
Sulphur Bluff came up short against Saltillo in their previous matchup back in January, falling 54-49. Can Sulphur Bluff avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
