Kilgore is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Pine Tree is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Kilgore Bulldogs will host the Pine Tree Pirates at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Kilgore is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their contest on Friday with ease, bagging an 83-40 victory over Cumberland Academy. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Bulldogs with their most commanding win of the season.
Meanwhile, Pine Tree took their match on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 53-18 win over Spring Hill. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 560th, while the Panthers are ranked 1221st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pine Tree is also on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-11 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.5 points per game. As for Kilgore, their victory bumped their record up to 8-12.
Kilgore won a contest that couldn't have been any closer in their previous matchup on January 7th, slipping by Pine Tree 42-41. Does Kilgore have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pine Tree turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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