A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Midlothian Heritage Jaguars duke it out with the Kaufman Lions at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday... Midlothian Heritage will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Midlothian Heritage is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Ennis: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Midlothian Heritage blew Ennis out of the water with a 52-24 final score. Given the Jaguars' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 135th, while the Lions are ranked 1032nd), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Danaya Hicks was the offensive standout of the matchup as she posted 22 points. She continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Ava Batty, who scored eight points.
Meanwhile, Kaufman posted their closest win since December 7, 2024 on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Terrell 48-45. The win was familiar territory for the Lions who have now won three contests in a row.
Midlothian Heritage has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-9 record this season. As for Kaufman, their victory bumped their record up to 22-8.
Midlothian Heritage came out on top in a nail-biter against Kaufman when the teams last played back in January, sneaking past 38-36. The rematch might be a little tougher for Midlothian Heritage since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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