The Kountze Lions's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Tarkington Longhorns at 7:00 p.m. on February 27th. One thing working in Kountze's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season.
With a playoff game on the line, Kountze rose to the challenge on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 74-52 margin over the Pirates. Kountze has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 25 matches by 22 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Tarkington had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11 points), and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They had just enough and edged East Chambers out 63-61. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Kountze is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 32-5 record this season. As for Tarkington, their victory bumped their record up to 27-12.
Kountze and Tarkington were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in December of 2016, but Kountze came up empty-handed after a 73-72 defeat. Thankfully for Kountze, John Willis (who shot 4-for-6 from beyond the arc and almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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