Middleton is 10-0 against Halls since January of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Middleton Tigers will venture away from home to square off against the Halls Tigers at 6:00 p.m. Middleton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.8 points per game this season.
Middleton is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to West Carroll for the full four quarters, racking up a 79-20 win. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 50-9.
01/28/25 vs West Carroll | 10 |
01/17/25 vs Clarksburg | 5 |
01/09/25 @ West Carroll | 3 |
11/25/24 vs Adamsville | 2 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Middleton to victory, but perhaps none more so than Calvin Tate, who posted ten points and five steals. Those ten points gave Tate a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ja'Davion Bills, who made all 5 shots he took to post 13 points and three steals.
Middleton smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in six consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Halls unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They received a blow as they fell 60-42 to Humboldt. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 317th, while the Vikings are ranked 88th).
Halls' defeat dropped their record down to 8-10. As for Middleton, their victory bumped their record up to 9-7.
Middleton was able to grind out a solid win over Halls in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, winning 46-33. Does Middleton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Halls turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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