Kemp hasn't had much luck against Mabank recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Kemp Yellowjackets will take on the Mabank Panthers at 6:15 p.m.
Kemp is headed into Saturday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight game on Tuesday. They had to suffer through a 77-22 loss at the hands of Canton. While losing is never fun, the Yellowjackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1103rd, while the Eagles are ranked 63rd).
Emma Bailey was Kemp's leading scorer, having posted nine points. Bailey also led the team in rebounds with eight.
Meanwhile, Mabank had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They snuck past the Eagles with a 33-29 victory. The 33-point effort marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Kemp's defeat dropped their record down to 6-15. As for Mabank, their win bumped their record up to 21-5.
Kemp was taken down by Mabank 49-12 when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Can Kemp avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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