A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Katy Tigers face off against the Cinco Ranch Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday... Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Tuesday, Katy earned a 60-48 victory over Morton Ranch. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 271st, while the Mavericks are ranked 901st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Cinco Ranch waltzed into their game on Tuesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They put the hurt on the Spartans with a sharp 61-35 win. The Cougars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matches by 21 points or more this season.
Katy better keep an eye on Aniya' Foy. She was instrumental in Cinco Ranch's win, going 10 of 18 en route to 26 points and five steals. Foy has been hot for a while, having posted 15 or more points the last 45 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Keeana Hickman, who posted seven points along with three steals and three blocks.
Cinco Ranch smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in 12 consecutive contests.
Katy pushed their record up to 15-10 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.0 points per game. As for Cinco Ranch, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 17 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season.
Katy came up short against Cinco Ranch in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, falling 57-48. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Foy, who went 10 of 13 on her way to 27 points. Now that Katy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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