A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Terrell Tigers duke it out with the Midlothian Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday...
Terrell came up into this matchup off a tough 51-point defeat on Tuesday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Kaufman by a score of 48-45 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 658th, while the Lions are ranked 201st).
Despite their loss, Terrell saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Danielle Jones, who posted 17 points, was perhaps the best of all. Another player making a difference was Markeita Shaw, who had 12 points.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Midlothian beat Crandall 47-42 on Friday.
Midlothian has also been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-13 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.0 points per game. As for Terrell, they have been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last 11 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-20 record this season.
Terrell suffered a grim 57-35 defeat to Midlothian in their previous meeting back in January. Can Terrell avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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