A feisty cat fight will be fought as the Cougars take on the Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Cinco Ranch is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They skirted past Strake Jesuit 57-54. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while the Fighting Crusaders are ranked 137th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Bellaire waltzed into their match on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Everything went their way against the Bobcats as they made off with a 73-50 win. The Cardinals have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 22 points or more this season.
Cinco Ranch better keep an eye on Kohlman Dutton. He was instrumental in Bellaire's win, going 10-for-15 on his way to 25 points. Thanks to that strong game, Dutton now owns an excellent 40.8% three-point shooting accuracy. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony Andrews, who went 5-for-10 to rack up 12 points along with eight boards and seven assists.
Bellaire was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Cinco Ranch's victory bumped their record up to 27-8. As for Bellaire, their win bumped their record up to 22-10.
Cinco Ranch skirted past Bellaire 66-63 when the teams last played back in February of 2017. Does Cinco Ranch have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bellaire turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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