A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Kaufman Lions challenge the Midlothian Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Friday... Kaufman will be strutting in after a victory while Midlothian will be coming in after a loss.
Kaufman took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Ennis by a score of 43-36. Given Kaufman's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 182nd, while Ennis is ranked 1015th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Midlothian unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 49-41 to Midlothian Heritage.
Midlothian's defeat dropped their record down to 16-12. As for Kaufman, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which somehow still isn't as good as their 19-6 record this season.
Kaufman came up short against Midlothian when the teams last played back in December of 2024, falling 45-39. Can Kaufman avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
