A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Midlothian Heritage Jaguars duke it out with the Terrell Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday... Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Friday, Midlothian Heritage didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Crandall, but they still walked away with a 38-32 win. Given the Jaguars' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 139th, while the Pirates are ranked 319th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
01/24/25 @ Crandall | 13 |
12/27/24 @ College Station | 10 |
11/10/23 vs Connally | 8 |
01/17/25 @ Red Oak | 8 |
12/05/24 vs Estacado | 8 |
Midlothian Heritage's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Danaya Hicks, who posted 13 points. That's the most points Hicks has posted since back in November of 2023. Ava Batty was another key player, putting up 13 points.
Meanwhile, Terrell earned a 56-43 victory over Ennis on Friday. The Tigers pushed the score to 48-28 by the end of the third, a deficit the Lions cut but never quite recovered from.
Terrell's win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 13-18. As for Midlothian Heritage, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-9 record this season.
Midlothian Heritage beat Terrell 41-34 in their previous matchup on January 3rd. Will Midlothian Heritage repeat their success, or does Terrell have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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