Basketball Game Preview: Walnut Grove Wildcats vs. McKinney North Bulldogs

Walnut Grove is on a seven-game streak of home wins, while McKinney North is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Walnut Grove Wildcats will host the McKinney North Bulldogs at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday. McKinney North took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Walnut Grove, who comes in off a win.

It was a proper cat-fight when Walnut Grove duked it out withSherman on Friday. Walnut Grove blew past Sherman 48-25. The Wildcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten games by 23 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, McKinney North fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Lovejoy on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 56-49 to the Leopards. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 241st, while the Leopards are ranked 70th).

Walnut Grove is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.4 points per game. As for McKinney North, their loss dropped their record down to 15-15.

Everything went Walnut Grove's way against McKinney North in their previous matchup on January 3rd, as Walnut Grove made off with a 47-21 win. Will Walnut Grove repeat their success, or does McKinney North have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.