A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Midlothian Heritage Jaguars take on the Kaufman Lions at 5:30 p.m. on Friday... Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Midlothian Heritage is headed into the matchup 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 50-20 final score. Given the Jaguars' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 152nd, while the Lions are ranked 1008th), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ava Batty was the offensive standout of the contest as she posted 18 points. That makes it three consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Midlothian Heritage's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Danaya Hicks, who earned eight points.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Kaufman, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They strolled past Terrell with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 52-34.
Kaufman's win came from a few key players Midlothian Heritage will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Kaylee Wrenn, who put up 15 points along with six assists and five steals. She has been hot, having posted four or more steals the last six times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Aubre Prox, who went 6 of 11 on her way to 13 points in addition to eight boards and six assists.
Kaufman was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Terrell only posted seven assists.
Kaufman is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.7 points per game. As for Midlothian Heritage, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 18-8.
Everything went Midlothian Heritage's way against Kaufman when the teams last played back in November of 2017, as Midlothian Heritage made off with a 59-36 win. Does Midlothian Heritage have another victory up their sleeve, or will Kaufman turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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