The Bland Tigers will head out to face off against the Sam Rayburn Rebels at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
On Friday, Bland was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 59-53 to Honey Grove. The defeat continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Warriors: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, Sam Rayburn had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They walked away with a 53-43 win over the Tomcats. Given the Rebels' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 433rd, while the Tomcats are ranked 974th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sam Rayburn's victory was their tenth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 22-4. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.2 points per game. As for Bland, their loss dropped their record down to 17-14.
Bland came up short against Sam Rayburn when the teams last played back in January, falling 58-47. Can Bland avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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