Basketball Game Preview: Tomball Cougars vs. Tomball Memorial Wildcats

A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Tomball Cougars challenge the Tomball Memorial Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday... Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.

Tomball is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest defeat since November 22nd on Friday. They came up short against Klein Oak, falling 76-52. The Cougars have struggled against the Panthers recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.

Meanwhile, Tomball Memorial came up short against Klein Collins on Friday and fell 58-50. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Wildcats came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 497th, while the Tigers are ranked 1005th).

Tomball's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 8-7. As for Tomball Memorial, they dropped their record down to 7-10 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home.

Tomball came up short against Tomball Memorial in their previous matchup back in January, falling 68-57. Can Tomball avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.