The Giddings Buffaloes are taking a road trip to take on the Smithville Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Giddings is coming into the matchup on a five-game losing streak.
On Friday, Giddings was beaten by Navasota 61-24. While losing is never fun, the Buffaloes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1274th, while the Rattlers are ranked 555th).
Meanwhile, Smithville hadn't done well against La Grange recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. In a tight contest that could have gone either way, Smithville made off with a 61-60 victory over La Grange.
Smithville has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.2 points per game. As for Giddings, their loss dropped their record down to 3-16.
Giddings beat Smithville 62-51 when the teams last played back in January of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Giddings since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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