Friona entered their game against Idalou on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Friona Chieftans took a 46-35 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Idalou Wildcats. 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 Idalou, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 15-4.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Friona will take on Slaton in a holiday battle at at 2:15 p.m. on Friday. Idalou and Roosevelt will compete for holiday cheer at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. Idalou is facing Roosevelt at the right time seeing as Roosevelt is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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