The Bland Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Celeste Blue Devils at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Bland managed to slip by the Warriors the last time these teams faced off, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Bland suffered a rough 53-29 defeat at the hands of the Warriors on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Bland can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1135th, while the Warriors are ranked 389th).
Meanwhile, Celeste's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their fourth straight defeat. They fell to Tom Bean 51-47.
Bland's loss dropped their record down to 15-14. As for Celeste, they dropped their record down to 11-14 with that defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Bland came out on top in a nail-biter against the Blue Devils in their previous matchup back in January, sneaking past 45-43. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bland since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
