The Giddings Buffaloes will look to defend their home court on Friday against Manor New Tech at 7:30 p.m. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Giddings has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Manor New Tech will arrive with four straight victories.
Last Tuesday, Giddings came up short against Caldwell and fell 49-41.
Even though Manor New Tech has not done well against La Grange recently (they were 1-6 in their previous seven matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Manor New Tech came out on top in a nail-biter against La Grange and snuck past 70-68. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Giddings' defeat dropped their record down to 8-20. As for Manor New Tech, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-13 record this season.
Giddings was dealt a bruising 77-42 loss at the hands of Manor New Tech in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Manor New Tech's Ja?den Stiggers, who went 6 for 11 from beyond the arc en route to 33 points and 7 assists. Now that Giddings knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
