Corsicana lost against Midlothian on January 3rd and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Corsicana Tigers received a blow as they fell 50-32 to the Midlothian Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 866th, while the Panthers are ranked 130th).
01/28/25 @ Midlothian | 20 |
01/24/25 vs Kaufman | 30 |
01/21/25 @ Midlothian Heritage | 20 |
01/17/25 vs Terrell | 20 |
01/14/25 @ Crandall | 20 |
Despite the loss, Corsicana still got an impressive performance from Michael Horn-Reese, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds. Horn-Reese is crushing it when it comes to points: he's scored at least 20 every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Kobe Smith, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 11 boards.
Even though they lost, Corsicana smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 13 offensive boards in 27 consecutive matchups.
Midlothian got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was JACOB ALMODOVAR out in front who posted six points along with seven rebounds and four steals. That's the most steals ALMODOVAR has posted since back in November of 2024. ZOHAAN BENNETT was another key player, putting up five points in addition to six boards and three blocks.
Corsicana moved to 9-18 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Midlothian, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-9.
When Corsicana and Midlothian next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Corsicana will try to stop Red Oak's eight-game winning streak when the meet at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Corsicana is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.4 points per game this season. Meanwhile, Midlothian will challenge Crandall and their five-game winning streak at 8:00 p.m. on Friday.
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