King hasn’t had much luck against Flour Bluff recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Mustangs will challenge the Hornets at 6:15 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
King is coming into the contest on the come-up as their season has now been buoyed by two straight wins. They blew past Alice 78-55 on Tuesday. That’s two games straight that the Mustangs have won by exactly 23 points.
Charis Peninger
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Charis Peninger and Kamila Hernandez were among the main playmakers for King as the former posted 17 points in addition to eight assists and six rebounds and the latter put up 19 points and four steals. Peninger has become a key player for the Mustangs: the team is 4-1 when she posts at least 15 points, but 5-16 otherwise. Esperanza Bond was another key player, putting up 11 points and four steals.
King smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they’ve now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in 15 consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Flour Bluff was able to grind out a solid victory over Gregory-Portland on Tuesday, taking the game 37-27. The final result isn’t all that surprising considering the Hornets’ considerable advantage in MaxPreps’ Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 142nd, while the Wildcats are ranked 745th).
King’s win bumped their record up to 9-17. As for Flour Bluff, their victory bumped their record up to 14-5.
King was dealt a bruising 57-24 defeat at the hands of Flour Bluff in their previous matchup back in February of 2025. Can the Mustangs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We’ll find out soon enough.
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