Episcopal is 2-8 against Houston Christian since February of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Episcopal Knights will welcome the Houston Christian Mustangs. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
On Tuesday, Episcopal was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 33-32 to Concordia Lutheran. The Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Houston Christian played a tough match back in December of 2024 in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt an 89-44 loss at the hands of Antonian Prep. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 447th, while the Apaches are ranked 48th).
Houston Christian dropped their record down to 4-8 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.0 points per game. As for Episcopal, their loss dropped their record down to 10-10.
Everything came up roses for Episcopal against Houston Christian in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, as the squad secured a 73-38 victory. Will Episcopal repeat their success, or does Houston Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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