The New Home Leopards will take on the Morton Indians on Monday. New Home is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last 12 games.
New Home is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Quanah 41-39. Given the Leopards' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 219th, while the Indians are ranked 845th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Morton had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They walked away with a 58-50 win over the Plowboys.
New Home pushed their record up to 29-5 with the victory, which was their 12th straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.8 points over those games. As for Morton, their win bumped their record up to 18-14.
Everything came up roses for New Home against Morton in their previous matchup back in February of 2022, as the team secured an 84-38 victory. In that game, New Home amassed a halftime lead of 39-16, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Monday.
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