Temple is 1-6 against Model since January of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Temple Tigers will square off against the Model Blue Devils at 7:30 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Temple blew past Heard County, posting a 71-39 win. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Model waltzed into their game on Thursday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Tigers, sneaking past 43-41. The 43-point effort marked the Blue Devils' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Model's victory bumped their record up to 18-5. As for Temple, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season.
Temple might still be hurting after the 71-51 loss they got from Model when the teams last played last Friday. Can Temple avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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