Cedar Hill is 1-9 against Duncanville since February of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Cedar Hill Longhorns will host the Duncanville Panthers and Pantherettes at 6:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Cedar Hill comes in on three and Duncanville on six.
Cedar Hill is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They took down Nimitz 68-54. Given the Longhorns' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 16th, while the Cougars are ranked 296th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Duncanville earned a 47-36 win over The Woodlands on Monday.
Duncanville found their leader in sophomore Samari Holmen, who almost dropped a double-double with 22 points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Holmen a new career-high in blocks (two). Kierston Russell was another key player, putting up eight points and six boards.
Duncanville smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.
Cedar Hill's victory bumped their record up to 27-8. As for Duncanville, their win bumped their record up to 29-6.
Cedar Hill suffered a grim 55-34 defeat to Duncanville in their previous matchup two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Holmen, who went 7-for-12 on her way to 21 points and five rebounds. Now that Cedar Hill knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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