Klein Forest was the 41-40 winner over Klein Oak when they last played one another back in February, but their luck changed this time around. The Klein Forest Eagles took a 48-36 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Klein Oak Panthers on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 665th, while the Panthers are ranked 244th).
Klein Oak's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Maci Mote led the charge by going 7 for 15 on her way to 21 points. Mote has been hot recently, having posted 17 or more points the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kiana Vega, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds.
Klein Forest has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-10 record this season. As for Klein Oak, they pushed their record up to 11-5 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
When Klein Forest and Klein Oak next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Klein Forest will try to stop Tomball Memorial's three-game winning streak when the meet at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Similarly, Klein Oak will try to stop Klein Collins' five-game winning streak when the meet at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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