Having just played yesterday, the Katy Tigers will jump right back in to play the Orangefield Bobcats at 11:10 a.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Katy comes in on three and Orangefield on four.
Katy is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing New Caney: they outscored them in every quarter. Katy walked away with a 54-41 victory over New Caney on Friday. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 57th, while the Eagles are ranked 1079th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Orangefield was able to grind out a solid win over West Fork on Friday, taking the game 73-64.
Katy better keep an eye on Jaden Scales. He was instrumental in Orangefield's win, going 12 for 18 on his way to 34 points and five assists. The dominant performance gave Scales a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Nick Rogers, who posted ten points and six rebounds.
Orangefield smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in six consecutive games.
Orangefield has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.2 points per game. As for Katy, their record now sits at 17-3.
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