The Lorena Leopards will face off against the Connally Cadets at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Lorena has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with three straight defeats, while Connally will come in with four straight wins.
Lorena is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against University on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Lorena lost 66-40 to University. While losing is never fun, the Leopards can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 559th, while the Trojans are ranked 99th).
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Connally beat Whitney 51-46 on Monday.
Connally pushed their record up to 14-8 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.8 points per game. As for Lorena, their loss dropped their record down to 11-13.
Lorena beat Connally 50-38 when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Will Lorena repeat their success, or does Connally have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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