A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Kaufman Lions take on the Midlothian Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday...
Last Tuesday, Kaufman lost to Ennis at home by a 52-33 margin. Kaufman has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Midlothian had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They walked away with a 60-49 victory over the Jaguars. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 119th, while the Jaguars are ranked 359th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Midlothian's win came from a few key players Kaufman will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jason Ross, who went 6 of 11 en route to 21 points. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points. JAVOYAE WASHINGTON was another key player, going 5 for 8 on his way to 10 points and five assists.
Midlothian is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 17-8 record this season. As for Kaufman, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-14.
Kaufman came up short against Midlothian in their previous matchup back in December of 2021, falling 54-44. Can Kaufman avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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