Basketball Game Preview: Paris Wildcats vs. Kilgore Bulldogs

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Previous 3 Games

12/29/23 - Home	59-55 W
02/22/22 - Neutral	70-59 W
03/03/15 - Neutral	51-49 W

Paris has gone a perfect 3-0 against Kilgore recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Paris Wildcats will face off against the Kilgore Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Paris will be looking to extend their current ten-game winning streak.

Paris is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 83-48 win over Ford. The Wildcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 contests by 21 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Kilgore hadn't done well against Mabank recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Kilgore snuck past Mabank with a 56-51 victory. That's two games straight that the Bulldogs have won by exactly five points.

Kilgore is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 13-13 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.3 points over those games. As for Paris, their win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 24-6.

Paris didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Kilgore when the teams last played back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 59-55 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Paris since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.