Slaton is 1-9 against Idalou since December of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Tigers will be home for the holidays to greet the Wildcats at 6:15 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
It was a proper cat-fight when Slaton duked it out with Dimmitt on Tuesday. The Tigers breezed past the Bobcats to the tune of 69-34. Winning may never get old, but the Tigers sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Idalou against Roosevelt on Tuesday as the squad secured an 81-21 victory. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 72nd, while the Eagles are ranked 746th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Idalou's win bumped their record up to 15-4. As for Slaton, their victory bumped their record up to 10-4.
Slaton took their win against Idalou when the teams last played back in January by a conclusive 48-26 score. Do the Tigers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Wildcats turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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