The King Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Kingwood Mustangs at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. King knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Kingwood likes a good challenge.
It was a proper cat-fight when King challenged Humble two weeks ago. King secured a 58-52 W over Humble. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 61st, while the Wildcats are ranked 213th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Kingwood entered their tilt with Cypress Ranch on Saturday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Mustangs 62-60. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win Kingwood has posted since January 24, 2024.
King's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-7. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.8 points per game. As for Kingwood, their record now sits at 13-8.
King couldn't quite finish off Kingwood when the teams last played back in January of 2024 and fell 49-47. Can King avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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