Having just played yesterday, the De Leon Bearcats will jump right back in to play the May Tigers at 6:40 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
De Leon will bounce into Saturday's match after beating Lingleville, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. De Leon slipped by Lingleville 45-44 on Friday. The win was some much needed relief for the Bearcats as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, May had already won 14 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29.5 points) and they went ahead and made it 15 on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Bulldogs 43-41. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 459th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 1055th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
De Leon's record is now 4-7. As for May, their record is now 16-1.
De Leon might still be hurting after the 51-31 defeat they got from May in their previous matchup on December 6th. Can De Leon avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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