A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Littlefield Wildcats face off against the Slaton Tigers at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday... Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Littlefield is returning to their home court after beating Friona on theirs, despite the fact Friona has dominated at home this season. Littlefield walked away with a 48-37 victory over Friona on Friday. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 183rd, while the Chieftans are ranked 533rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Slaton waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They took down the Bobcats 57-40.
Littlefield is also on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 16-10 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.9 points per game. As for Slaton, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 13-8.
Littlefield won a match that couldn't have been any closer in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, slipping by Slaton 51-50. Will Littlefield repeat their success, or does Slaton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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