Basketball Recap: Nine Straight Home Wins for Klein Oak

It was a proper cat-fight when Klein Oak duked it out withTomball on Thursday. The Klein Oak Panthers secured a 41-35 W over the Tomball Cougars. This was a revenge game for the Panthers: when they faced off against the Cougars back in December of 2024, they had to take a 48-40 loss.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Klein Oak to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sophia Mireles, who posted ten points and three steals. That's the most points Mireles has posted since back in December of 2024. Another player making a difference was Kiana Vega, who went 5 for 7 on her way to 10 points and five rebounds.

Klein Oak was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Tomball only racked up five assists.

Despite the defeat, Tomball had strong showings from Mallory Lehmann, who had ten points, and Maddie Caldwell, who scored four points and six boards. Lehmann continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played.

Panthers

Previous Games (Home)

01/23/25 vs Tomball	41-35
01/14/25 vs Klein Forest	61-48
01/07/25 vs Magnolia	57-33
01/03/25 vs Tomball Memorial	54-35
12/17/24 vs Magnolia West	58-19
+ 4 more games

Klein Oak pushed their record up to 19-12 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.7 points per game. As for Tomball, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 20-7.

Klein Oak wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 67-40 win against Magnolia West on the 24th. Tomball has also already played their next game, a 36-29 defeat against Tomball Memorial on the 24th.