The Grapeland Sandies are taking a road trip to challenge the Leon Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Grapeland is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 81-41 win over Centerville. The Sandies have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Leon came tearing into Friday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 32 points) and they left with even more momentum. They greeted the New Year with with a 50-31 victory over the Indians. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 500th, while the Indians are ranked 1130th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leon has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.6 points per game. As for Grapeland, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
Grapeland was taken down by Leon 63-34 in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Grapeland was down 37-14.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
