Blooming Grove is 1-9 against Malakoff since December of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Blooming Grove Lions will head out on the road to challenge the Malakoff Tigers at 6:15 p.m. Blooming Grove is hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Blooming Grove suffered their biggest loss yet this season on Tuesday. They were outmatched by Rice at home and fell 85-46. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Blooming Grove in their matchups with Rice: they've now lost eight in a row.
Meanwhile, Malakoff put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 57-26 victory over Mildred. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory Malakoff has posted yet this season.
Blooming Grove's loss dropped their record down to 14-14. As for Malakoff, they are on a roll lately: they've won 20 of their last 21 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 25-3 record this season.
Blooming Grove came up short against Malakoff in their previous meeting on January 2nd, falling 60-52. Can Blooming Grove avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
