Kaufman is 2-8 against Crandall since December of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Kaufman Lions will welcome the Crandall Pirates at 5:30 p.m. Kaufman is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.1 points per game this season.
It was a proper cat-fight when Kaufman faced off against Corsicana on Friday. Kaufman walked away with a 61-50 win over Corsicana. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 212th, while the Tigers are ranked 807th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Kaufman to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kaylee Wrenn, who posted 16 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals. Another player making a difference was Kiersten Thomas, who went 7 for 10 on her way to 14 points and seven boards.
Kaufman smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since back in November of 2024.
Meanwhile, Crandall unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell to Midlothian Heritage 38-32.
Crandall's loss dropped their record down to 15-15. As for Kaufman, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 20-8.
Kaufman came up short against Crandall in their previous meeting on January 3rd, falling 47-38. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Crandall's Tasiana Butler, who went 10 of 15 en route to 23 points along with eight rebounds and three blocks. Now that Kaufman knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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