A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Kingwood Christian Life Center Academy Cougars take on the Texas Christian Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday... Texas Christian took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Kingwood Christian Life Center Academy, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, Kingwood Christian Life Center Academy was fully in charge, breezing past Lake Houston HomeSchool 112-32. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cougars.
Kingwood Christian Life Center Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Gary Samuel, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine steals. Samuel is crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least three every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Elijah Mendoza, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 12 rebounds.
Kingwood Christian Life Center Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 26 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Texas Christian couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They took a 60-51 hit to the loss column at the hands of FBCHA on Thursday. The defeat continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now lost five in a row.
Kingwood Christian Life Center Academy now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Texas Christian, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-1.
Kingwood Christian Life Center Academy barely slipped by Texas Christian in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, winning 62-61. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Texas Christian's Jean Hirwa, who went 9 for 15 en route to 28 points plus seven assists and two steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Kingwood Christian Life Center Academy still be able to contain Hirwa? There's only one way to find out.
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