Basketball Game Preview: Klein Oak Panthers vs. Tomball Memorial Wildcats

A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Klein Oak Panthers duke it out with the Tomball Memorial Wildcats at 1:00 p.m. on Friday... Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.

Last Saturday, Klein Oak was able to grind out a solid win over Silsbee, taking the game 59-52.

Meanwhile, Tomball Memorial had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. In a tight game that could have gone either way, they made off with a 60-59 victory over the Bearkats.

Tomball Memorial is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-11 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.7 points per game. As for Klein Oak, their win bumped their record up to 7-9.

Klein Oak didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Tomball Memorial when the teams last played back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 61-55 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Klein Oak since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.