Tahoka is 1-6 against New Deal since December of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Tahoka Bulldogs will host the New Deal Lions at 12:30 p.m.
Tahoka is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They took a blow against New Home, falling 68-38. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1156th, while the Leopards are ranked 206th).
Tahoka's defeat came about despite a quality game from Sacha Loi, who went 6 of 10 on his way to 12 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Samuel Kessler, who posted ten points.
Meanwhile, New Deal had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Antelopes by a score of 67-56.
Tahoka's loss dropped their record down to 5-10. As for New Deal, the win got them back to even at 10-10.
Things could have been worse for Tahoka, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 55-38 loss to New Deal in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. Will Tahoka have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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