The Benbrook Bobcats and the Eastern Hills Highlanders will compete for holiday cheer at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
It was a proper cat-fight when Benbrook challenged Western Hills on Tuesday. The stars were shining brightly for Benbrook in a 67-50 victory over Western Hills.
Meanwhile, Eastern Hills was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were one points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 56-55 heartbreaker at the hands of DeSoto. While losing is never fun, the Highlanders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 317th, while the Eagles are ranked 44th).
Benbrook is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.8 points per game. As for Eastern Hills, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-6.
Benbrook took a serious blow against Eastern Hills in their previous matchup back in January, falling 74-44. Can Benbrook avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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