The Bradford Red Devils will face off against the Middleton Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Bradford is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Humboldt on Tuesday. Bradford fell to Humboldt 55-51. While losing is never fun, the Red Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 224th, while the Vikings are ranked 90th).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Middleton, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They breezed by Halls to the tune of 60-27 on Thursday. Middleton has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matches by 27 points or more this season.
Middleton has also been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.5 points per game. As for Bradford, their loss dropped their record down to 18-6.
Bradford didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Middleton in their previous matchup back in January, but they still walked away with a 51-46 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bradford since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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