The Lone Star Rangers will square off against The Colony Cougars at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Lone Star knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past ten contests -- so hopefully The Colony likes a good challenge.
On Tuesday, Lone Star was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 62-61 to Wakeland. While the Rangers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Wolverines 16-12 in the first quarter.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for The Colony, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They claimed a resounding 75-47 victory over Creekview. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 98th, while the Mustangs are ranked 800th), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
The Colony's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-9. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.3 points per game. As for Lone Star, their defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 14-10.
Lone Star skirted past The Colony 61-59 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Does Lone Star have another victory up their sleeve, or will The Colony turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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