Texas is 0-3 against Lufkin since February of 2015 but things could change on Tuesday. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Texas Tigers duke it out with the Lufkin Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Texas beat Jacksonville 60-52. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 280th, while the Fightin' Indians are ranked 589th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Lufkin waltzed into their game on Friday with 25 straight wins... but they left with 26. They came out on top against the Bobcats by a score of 43-30. The 43-point effort marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Lufkin's win was their 16th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 29-2. As for Texas, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-10.
Texas suffered a grim 69-48 defeat to Lufkin when the teams last played back in December of 2024. Will Texas have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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