The Kemp Yellowjackets will head out on the road to challenge the Canton Eagles at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. Kemp has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with 14 straight losses, while Canton will come in with eight straight wins.
Kemp is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Brownsboro on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Kemp was beaten by Brownsboro 50-22. While losing is never fun, the Yellowjackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1095th, while the Bears are ranked 256th).
Makayla Miller was Kemp's leading scorer, having posted five points. Miller also led the team in rebounds with eight.
Meanwhile, Canton earned a 41-28 victory over Lindale on Tuesday.
Canton's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 25-5. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.3 points per game. As for Kemp, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-20.
Kemp was dealt a bruising 77-22 loss at the hands of Canton in their previous meeting on January 7th. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Kemp was down 36-12.
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