King and Kingwood are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2018, but not for long. The King Panthers will square off against the Kingwood Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. King will be looking to extend their current ten-game winning streak.
It was a proper cat-fight when King challenged Humble on Friday. King walked away with a 36-29 victory over Humble. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 74th, while the Wildcats are ranked 301st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Kingwood was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 55-50 to Atascocita. The loss continues a trend for the Mustangs in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now lost four in a row.
Kingwood's defeat dropped their record down to 15-17. As for King, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-5.
King took their victory against Kingwood when the teams last played on January 4th by a conclusive 65-42. The rematch might be a little tougher for King since the squad 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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