The Floydada Whirlwinds will face off against the New Deal Lions at 6:15 p.m. on Friday.
Floydada is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering New Home just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They were outmatched by the Leopards and fell 61-30. While losing is never fun, the Whirlwinds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 600th, while the Leopards are ranked 120th).
Meanwhile, New Deal waltzed into their match on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Bulldogs 63-40. The Lions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 games by 23 points or more this season.
New Deal has also been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-11 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.3 points per game. As for Floydada, their loss dropped their record down to 14-13.
Floydada came up short against New Deal in their previous matchup on January 7th, falling 54-50. Will Floydada have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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