Basketball Game Preview: Western Hills Cougars vs. Benbrook Bobcats

A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Western Hills Cougars challenge the Benbrook Bobcats at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday... Western Hills is coming into the match on a four-game losing streak.

Western Hills is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Eastern Hills on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Western Hills took a blow against Eastern Hills, falling 71-38. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1199th, while the Highlanders are ranked 189th).

Meanwhile, Benbrook unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of Southwest by a score of 37-35.

Western Hills' defeat dropped their record down to 6-17. As for Benbrook, their loss dropped their record down to 14-12.

Western Hills ended up a good deal behind Benbrook when the teams last played back in December of 2024, losing 67-50. Can Western Hills avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.