The Cedar Park Timberwolves will take on the Rouse Raiders in a holiday battle at at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cedar Park is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
Cedar Park is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest defeat since November 30th on Tuesday. They took a blow against Leander, falling 59-32. While losing is never fun, the Timberwolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 595th, while the Lions are ranked 110th).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Rouse, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They snuck past Hays with a 60-54 victory on Tuesday.
Rouse's win came from a few key players Cedar Park will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Malik Etiobhio, who posted 14 points. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Isaac Montgomery, who had 16 points and five steals.
Rouse has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 10-7 record this season. As for Cedar Park, their loss dropped their record down to 6-10.
Cedar Park came up short against Rouse when the teams last played back in February, falling 65-53. Will Cedar Park have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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