Basketball Recap: Lovejoy Takes a Loss

Lovejoy was the 58-27 winner over Tomball when they last played one another back in December of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Lovejoy Leopards fell 53-45 to the Tomball Cougars on Saturday.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Tomball to victory, but perhaps none more so than Mallory Lehmann, who posted 14 points. Another player making a difference was Maddie Caldwell, who went 5 for 9 on her way to 12 points and five rebounds.

Lovejoy's defeat dropped their record down to 16-7. As for Tomball, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lovejoy will venture away from home to challenge Melissa at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Tomball, they will head out to face off against Klein Cain at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday.