Jarrell is on a seven-game streak of home wins, while the Bulldogs are on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Jarrell Cougars will take on the Burnet Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
You can't lose the match if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Jarrell's strategy against the Vikings on Tuesday. Everything went Jarrell's way against the Vikings as the Cougars made off with a 52-31 victory. Given Jarrell's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 388th, while the Vikings are ranked 891st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jarrell found their leader in underclassman Aniya Taylor, who scored 22 points along with six steals. Taylor has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Lamyre' Fitch, who scored nine points along with five rebounds and five steals.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Burnet beat the Texans 51-46 on Tuesday.
Jarrell has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-11 record this season. As for Burnet, their win bumped their record up to 26-7.
Jarrell came up short against the Bulldogs in their previous meeting back in January, falling 56-46. Will Jarrell have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
