A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Kingwood Park Panthers duke it out with the Splendora Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday... Kingwood Park will be strutting in after a win while Splendora will be coming in after a loss.
Kingwood Park took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They came out on top against Porter by a score of 43-34. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 342nd, while the Spartans are ranked 731st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Splendora was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They were two points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 49-47 heartbreaker at the hands of Porter.
Kingwood Park will have to contain Jaydn McNeely as he made an impact in Splendora's last game. He posted 12 points along with seven rebounds and seven blocks. Those seven blocks gave McNeely a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Peyton Whaley, who put up seven points and six boards.
Kingwood Park has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 20-10 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.8 points per game. As for Splendora, their loss dropped their record down to 12-17.
Kingwood Park didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Splendora in their previous matchup back in January, but they still walked away with a 55-49 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kingwood Park 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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