A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Slaton Tigers duke it out with the Littlefield Wildcats at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday... Slaton will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Last Friday, Slaton didn't have too much trouble with Dimmitt as they won 57-40. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 273rd, while the Bobcats are ranked 594th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Littlefield's game on Friday was all tied up 25-25 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They came out on top against Friona by a score of 48-37.
Littlefield pushed their record up to 16-10 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.5 points per game. As for Slaton, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 13-8.
Slaton and Littlefield were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, but Slaton came up empty-handed after a 51-50 defeat. Can Slaton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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