The Orangefield Bobcats and the Katy Tigers will face off at 11:10 a.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Orangefield comes in on four and Katy on three.
Orangefield picked up another tournament win on Friday. They walked away with a 73-64 win over West Fork. Given the Bobcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 317th, while the Gators are ranked 635th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
12/27/24 vs West Fork | 34 |
12/06/24 vs Marion | 28 |
11/19/24 @ West Orange-Stark | 27 |
11/23/24 @ Little Cypress-Mauriceville | 27 |
12/20/24 @ Kirbyville | 27 |
Jaden Scales continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 12 of 18 en route to 34 points and five assists. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Nick Rogers, who posted ten points and six rebounds.
Orangefield smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in six consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Katy over New Caney in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Katy came out on top against New Caney by a score of 54-41.
Orangefield has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.2 points per game. As for Katy, their victory bumped their record up to 17-3.
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