The Temple Wildcats will take on the Killeen Kangaroos at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Temple is coming into the matchup on a five-game losing streak.
On Friday, Temple ended up a good deal behind Harker Heights and lost 67-52. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 453rd, while the Knights are ranked 155th).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Killeen, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Bryan on Friday, sneaking past 63-60. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Kangaroos have posted since November 15, 2024.
Killeen's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-13. As for Temple, their loss dropped their record down to 10-12.
Everything went Temple's way against Killeen when the teams last played back in November of 2022, as Temple made off with a 76-54 victory. Does Temple have another victory up their sleeve, or will Killeen turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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