A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Horn Jaguars challenge the Lancaster Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday... Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Horn turned things around against Skyline on Tuesday. They walked away with a 48-37 victory over the Raiders.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lancaster). They took their match on Tuesday with ease, bagging an 88-58 win over DeSoto. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 contests by 21 points or more this season.
Lancaster's win came from a few key players Horn will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Makenzie White, who almost dropped a double-double on 26 points and nine steals. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of KaMoriya Davis, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten boards.
Lancaster smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 22 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 18 offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.
Lancaster has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 33.3 points. As for Horn, their victory bumped their record up to 11-14.
Horn was dealt a bruising 81-28 loss at the hands of Lancaster when the teams last played back in December of 2024. Can Horn avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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