A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Gunter Tigers duke it out with the Rains Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. on Monday... Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Rains will be up against a hot Gunter squad: the team just extended their winning streak to 18. Gunter blew past Blue Ridge, posting a 74-17 win. Given Gunter's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 101st, while Blue Ridge is ranked 617th), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Rains). They claimed a resounding 88-24 victory over Prairiland. The win was nothing new for the Wildcats as they're now sitting on three straight.
Rains has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 29-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.0 points per game. As for Gunter, they pushed their record up to 30-3 with the victory, which was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season.
Gunter strolled past Rains in their previous matchup back in February of 2023 by a score of 54-35. Does Gunter have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rains turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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