The Tompkins Falcons are taking a road trip to square off against the Katy Tigers at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Tompkins saw some tournament action on Saturday. They lost 76-52 to Trinity Christian.
Meanwhile, Katy had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Saturday. They ended the year with a bang, routing the Rangers 63-40. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 57th, while the Rangers are ranked 479th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Katy is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.3 points per game. As for Tompkins, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-11 record this season.
Tompkins came up short against Katy in their previous meeting back in February, falling 74-68. Can Tompkins avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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