Nimitz and Spring are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Nimitz Cougars take on the Spring Lions at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Nimitz is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.4 points per game this season.
Nimitz will head into Wednesday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they had to skate by with only a two-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 40-point drubbing they dealt Eisenhower on Wednesday. Nimitz blew past Eisenhower 78-38. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 292nd, while the Eagles are ranked 884th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jimiren Ratliff was his usual excellent self, putting up 26 points. Joshua Coleman was another key player, posting 13 points.
Meanwhile, Spring unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell 45-36 to Dekaney.
Nimitz has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-14 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.9 points per game. As for Spring, their loss dropped their record down to 13-15.
Nimitz strolled past Spring in their previous matchup on January 7th by a score of 73-56. The rematch might be a little tougher for Nimitz since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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