Basketball Game Preview: Kelly Catholic Bulldogs vs. Cypress Christian Warriors

The Kelly Catholic Bulldogs will head out on the road to challenge the Cypress Christian Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Kelly Catholic will be strutting in after a win while Cypress Christian will be coming in after a defeat.

Having struggled with five losses in a row, Kelly Catholic turned things around against Legacy Prep Christian Academy on Tuesday. They took down the Lions 56-40. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Bulldogs' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1160th, while the Lions are ranked 571st).

Meanwhile, after soaring to 61 points the game before, Cypress Christian was a bit more limited in their game on Tuesday. They lost 55-29 to The Woodlands Christian Academy. The contest marked Cypress Christian's lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.

Kelly Catholic's win bumped their record up to 9-15. As for Cypress Christian, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 12-15.

Everything came up roses for Kelly Catholic against Cypress Christian when the teams last played back in December of 2017, as the team secured an 84-17 victory. Will Kelly Catholic repeat their success, or does Cypress Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.