Basketball Game Preview: Whitesboro Bearcats vs. Leonard Tigers

A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Whitesboro Bearcats face off against the Leonard Tigers at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday... Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Whitesboro comes in on three and Leonard on eight.

On Friday, everything went Whitesboro's way against Boyd as Whitesboro made off with a 69-48 victory. Given the Bearcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 323rd, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 1101st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Leonard didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Blue Ridge on Friday, but they still walked away with a 50-45 win.

Whitesboro has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.7 points per game. As for Leonard, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-5.

Whitesboro came up short against Leonard when the teams last played last Friday, falling 58-53. Can Whitesboro avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.