King hasn't had much luck against Miller recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The King Mustangs will take on the Miller Buccaneers in a holiday battle at at 7:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
On Friday, King took a blow against Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial, falling 82-42. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 806th, while the Eagles are ranked eighth).
Meanwhile, Miller played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by Edinburg North 82-52. The Buccaneers were down 66-39 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Loss or not, Miller got some senior leadership from Lamarcus Cullum and George Simmons. Cullum went 7 for 15 on his way to 15 points and eight rebounds, while Simmons went 7 of 10 on his way to 14 points and five steals. That's the most steals Simmons has posted since back in January. The team also got some help courtesy of Corey Holmes, who posted nine points and five rebounds.
Even though they lost, Miller smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.
This is the second loss in a row for King and nudges their season record down to 8-8. As for Miller, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
King came up short against Miller in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 47-39. Can King avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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