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| 02/06/18 - Home | 58-33 W |
| 01/12/18 - Away | 49-35 W |
| 02/07/17 - Away | 86-53 W |
| 01/13/17 - Home | 63-39 W |
Slaton is 4-0 against Friona since January of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Slaton Tigers will take on the Friona Chieftans in a holiday battle at at 2:15 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
It was a proper cat-fight when Slaton duked it out withLittlefield on Tuesday. Slaton was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 51-50 to Littlefield. The defeat continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now lost six in a row.
Meanwhile, Friona entered their matchup against Idalou on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Friona took a 46-35 hit to the loss column at the hands of Idalou. While losing is never fun, the Chieftans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 539th, while the Wildcats are ranked 96th).
Friona's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-7. As for Slaton, their defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 8-5.
Everything went Slaton's way against Friona in their previous meeting back in February of 2018, as Slaton made off with a 58-33 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Slaton since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
