The Kingwood Park Panthers will take on the Friendswood Mustangs at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Friendswood took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Kingwood Park, who comes in off a win.
While Kingwood Park didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-22), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They came out on top against Caney Creek by a score of 42-33 on Monday.
It was another big night for Aniah Cross, who earned 18 points in addition to seven rebounds and seven steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Kingwood Park's points. Anya Henry was another key player, earning three points along with seven rebounds and three steals.
Friendswood has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a 52-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of Christian Homeschool Sports Ministries. That makes it the first time this season the Mustangs have let down their home crowd.
Friendswood's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-4. As for Kingwood Park, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
Kingwood Park didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Friendswood in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, but they still walked away with a 50-44 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Friendswood's Helen Byrd, who scored 25 points. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Kingwood Park still be able to contain Byrd? There's only one way to find out.
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