The TMI-Episcopal Panthers will venture away from home to square off against the Antonian Prep Apaches at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: TMI-Episcopal has struggled recently with eight losses in a row, while Antonian Prep will arrive with six straight wins.
On Friday, TMI-Episcopal was beaten by Savio 63-15. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1349th, while the Eagles are ranked 291st).
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Antonian Prep on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew St. Michael's out of the water with an 80-38 final score. The Apaches have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 19 matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Antonian Prep found their leader in sophomore Lilyanna Bacon, who went 11 for 22 en route to 25 points and six steals. The dominant performance gave Bacon a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Shaniyah Fox, who posted eight points in addition to eight boards and seven assists.
Antonian Prep's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 29-6. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 43.8 points. As for TMI-Episcopal, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-12.
TMI-Episcopal took a serious blow against Antonian Prep in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 84-10. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bacon, who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine steals. Now that TMI-Episcopal knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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