The Klein Bearkats will head out to face off against the Klein Oak Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Klein took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Magnolia West as Klein made off with a 59-36 victory. Given the Bearkats' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 101st, while the Mustangs are ranked 812th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Klein Oak's strategy against Magnolia West on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Klein Oak blew Magnolia West out of the water with a 67-40 final score. The Panthers pushed the score to 51-26 by the end of the third, a deficit the Mustangs had little chance of recovering from.
Klein Oak has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 20-12 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.3 points per game. As for Klein, their win bumped their record up to 24-8.
Klein was able to grind out a solid victory over Klein Oak when the teams last played back in December of 2024, winning 40-27. The rematch might be a little tougher for Klein since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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