A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Leonard Tigers take on the Bells Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday... Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Leonard is headed into the game having just posted their biggest win since December 20, 2024 on Tuesday. They breezed by S & S Consolidated to the tune of 91-23. The Tigers pushed the score to 75-18 by the end of the third, a deficit the Rams had no chance of recovering from.
Meanwhile, Bells came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Tigers 71-40. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 497th, while the Tigers are ranked 1301st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bells has also been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.4 points per game. As for Leonard, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 17-8.
Leonard skirted past Bells 42-39 when the teams last played back in December of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Leonard since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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