Cedar Park hasn't had much luck against Rouse recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Cedar Park Timberwolves will challenge the Rouse Raiders at 7:00 p.m.
Cedar Park is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 68 points on Friday, they were much more limited against Leander on Wednesday. They lost 51-28 to the Lions. While losing is never fun, the Timberwolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 561st, while the Lions are ranked 109th).
Hays typically has all the answers at home, but on Wednesday Rouse proved too difficult a challenge. They slipped by the Hawks 72-71.
Rouse's win came from a few key players Cedar Park will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Luke Baldwin, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine boards. Amari Moore was another key player, putting up 18 points and four steals.
Rouse pushed their record up to 19-9 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.6 points per game. As for Cedar Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-16.
Cedar Park came up short against Rouse in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 59-53. Can Cedar Park avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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