The Katy Tigers will head out to challenge the Mayde Creek Rams at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Katy has six straight wins, Mayde Creek has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Katy will bounce into Saturday's match after beating Tompkins, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Katy came out on top against Tompkins by a score of 57-49 on Tuesday. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 52nd, while the Falcons are ranked 327th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Mayde Creek suffered their biggest loss since January 24, 2024 on Tuesday. They were dealt an 81-52 defeat at the hands of Seven Lakes.
Katy is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.8 points per game. As for Mayde Creek, their loss dropped their record down to 10-9.
Katy strolled past Mayde Creek when the teams last played back in January of 2024 by a score of 68-51. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Mayde Creek's Christian Gibson, who went 12 for 28 on his way to 26 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Katy still be able to contain Gibson? There's only one way to find out.
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