A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Normangee Panthers challenge the Lovelady Lions at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday...
On Friday, Normangee took a blow against Leon, falling 50-20. 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 1325th, while the Cougars are ranked 449th).
Meanwhile, Lovelady was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Latexo 53-26. The Lions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Lovelady pushed their record up to 24-5 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.8 points per game. As for Normangee, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-17 record this season.
Normangee was dealt a bruising 46-18 defeat at the hands of Lovelady when the teams last played on January 3rd. Can Normangee avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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