Slaton is 2-8 against Idalou since December of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Slaton Tigers take on the Idalou Wildcats at 6:30 p.m.
Slaton saw some tournament action on Saturday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 53-52 to McKinney Christian Academy. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 259th, while the Mustangs are ranked 65th).
Meanwhile, Idalou waltzed into their game on Saturday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 54-47.
Idalou has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 12-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.6 points per game. As for Slaton, their loss dropped their record down to 15-4.
Slaton lost to Idalou at home by a decisive 56-39 margin when the teams last played back in January. Can Slaton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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