Cumberland Academy hasn't had much luck against Kilgore recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Cumberland Academy Knights will square off against the Kilgore Bulldogs at 5:45 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Cumberland Academy is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game on Tuesday. They took a 45-36 hit to the loss column at the hands of Henderson. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1226th, while the Lions are ranked 607th).
Meanwhile, Kilgore was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 40-21 bruising from Spring Hill.
Kilgore's loss dropped their record down to 6-14. As for Cumberland Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-22.
Cumberland Academy couldn't quite finish off Kilgore in their previous matchup back in December of 2024 and fell 40-37. Can Cumberland Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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