Flatonia hasn't had much luck against Shiner recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Flatonia Bulldogs will take on the Shiner Comanches in a holiday battle at at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Shiner is hoping to do what Bloomington couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Flatonia's winning streak, which now stands at 12 games. Flatonia took their matchup with ease, bagging a 76-11 victory over Bloomington. With the Bulldogs ahead 51-5 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Meanwhile, Shiner was fully in charge on Saturday, breezing past Calhoun 52-23. Given the Comanches' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 495th, while the Sandcrabs are ranked 1265th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Shiner is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.8 points per game. As for Flatonia, their win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-1.
Flatonia came up short against Shiner when the teams last played back in January, falling 71-65. Can Flatonia avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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