Preview: Kingwood Mustangs vs. King Panthers
Kingwood has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the King Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Kingwood beat Strake Jesuit 56-51.
Meanwhile, King got the win against Ball on Friday by a conclusive 69-48. Given King's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 25th, while Ball is ranked 169th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kingwood is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-6 record this season. As for King, their victory bumped their record up to 12-3.
Kingwood came up short against King in their previous matchup back in January, falling 37-28. Can Kingwood avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
