Saltillo is 1-7 against Center Hill since February of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Saltillo Tigers will venture away from home to face off against the Center Hill Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in Saltillo's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five matchups.
Saltillo is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest defeat since December 14, 2024 on Thursday. They came up short against Olive Branch, falling 93-71. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (68), the Tigers still had to take the loss.
| 01/09/25 @ Olive Branch | 16 |
| 01/07/25 vs South Panola | 26 |
| 01/04/25 vs Lewisburg | 25 |
| 01/03/25 vs East Webster | 27 |
| 12/30/24 vs Biggersville | 39 |
Despite the loss, Saltillo saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Crayden Shannon went 7 for 16 on his way to 16 points and six rebounds. Shannon's evening made it eight games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Shannon, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 10 points.
Meanwhile, Center Hill was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They took a 57-50 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lake Cormorant.
Saltillo's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-5. As for Center Hill, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-12.
Saltillo came up short against Center Hill in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 48-42. Can Saltillo avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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