Basketball Game Preview: Tomball Memorial Wildcats vs. Tomball Cougars

Having just played yesterday, the Tomball Memorial Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the Tomball Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

Tomball Memorial is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Klein Collins just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 35-26 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tigers. The game marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring match so far this season.

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Tomball duked it out withKlein Oak on Thursday. Tomball fell to Klein Oak 41-35. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Cougars came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 107th, while the Panthers are ranked 217th).

Tomball Memorial's loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 22-5. As for Tomball, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 20-7.

Tomball Memorial didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Tomball in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, but they still walked away with a 49-43 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tomball Memorial since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.