The Humble Christian Cougars will venture away from home to take on the Bob Hope Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Humble Christian will be strutting in after a win while Bob Hope will be coming in after a loss.
Humble Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They escaped with a win back in November against Faith Christian by the margin of a single free throw, 45-44.
Humble Christian found their leader in sophomore Lilly McMullen, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 20 rebounds. Those 20 rebounds set a new season-high mark for McMullen. The team also got some help courtesy of Ivy Miller, who posted six points plus 11 rebounds.
Humble Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 34 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
While Bob Hope didn't have the best season last year (they finished 0-18), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They were beaten by Eula 68-6 on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 711th, while the Pirates are ranked 116th).
The victory got Humble Christian back to even at 2-2. As for Bob Hope, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 7-3 record.
Everything came up roses for Humble Christian against Bob Hope in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, as the squad secured a 42-7 win. Will Humble Christian repeat their success, or does Bob Hope have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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