Elgin is 1-9 against Pflugerville Connally since December of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Elgin Wildcats challenge the Pflugerville Connally Cougars at 7:00 p.m.
Elgin is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Georgetown on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Elgin was dealt a 55-28 loss at the hands of Georgetown. The contest marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, Pflugerville Connally had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. They claimed a resounding 66-35 win over the Cubs.
Pflugerville Connally's win came from a few key players Elgin will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Anthony Phagans, who went 8 of 17 en route to 20 points along with five rebounds and five steals. Those five steals gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Joshua Doe, who went 7 of 12 en route to 18 points.
Pflugerville Connally smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Pflugerville Connally has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.8 points per game. As for Elgin, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-8.
Elgin lost to Pflugerville Connally on the road by a decisive 61-44 margin in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Can Elgin avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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