Cleburne is 1-9 against Midlothian since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Cleburne Yellowjackets will head out on the road to take on the Midlothian Panthers at 8:00 p.m. Cleburne is hoping to put an end to a nine-game streak of away losses.
Cleburne pushed their score all the way to 56 last Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They were the victim of a rough 80-56 loss at the hands of Seguin. While losing is never fun, Cleburne can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1027th, while Seguin is ranked 342nd).
Meanwhile, Midlothian earned a 50-38 win over Seguin on Friday.
It was another big night for Alex Gilmore, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 13 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Tevaughn Moore, who scored five points along with seven rebounds.
Cleburne has traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost 11 of their last 12 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-19 record this season. As for Midlothian, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-10 record this season.
Cleburne came up short against Midlothian when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 56-43. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gilmore, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 14 rebounds. Now that Cleburne knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
