Friona hasn't had much luck against Littlefield recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Friona Chieftans are taking a road trip to take on the Littlefield Wildcats at 6:30 p.m.
Friona is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Dimmitt on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Friona came up short against Dimmitt, falling 63-42. The match was a 25-25 toss-up at halftime, but the Chieftans couldn't quite close it out.
Meanwhile, Littlefield had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They had just enough and edged the Wildcats out 59-56. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory Littlefield has posted since December 3, 2024.
Littlefield's win bumped their record up to 20-8. As for Friona, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-23.
Friona lost to Littlefield on the road by a decisive 53-37 margin in their previous matchup back in January. Can Friona avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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