Basketball Recap: Celina Beats North Lamar for Their Fifth Straight Win

Bobcats

Previous 5 Games

12/31/24 @ North Lamar	65-51
12/28/24 vs Commerce	79-46
12/27/24 vs Mabank	76-48
12/27/24 vs Paris	46-45
12/26/24 vs Lorena	72-22

Celina came tearing into Tuesday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took down the North Lamar Panthers 65-51. Given the Bobcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 164th, while the Panthers are ranked 438th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Celina has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 15-9 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.3 points per game. As for North Lamar, their loss dropped their record down to 14-7.

A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Celina Bobcats take on the Panther Creek Panthers at 11:30 a.m. on Friday. Panther Creek is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.3 points per game this season. As for North Lamar, they will challenge Ford at 2:15 p.m. on Friday.