{"id":137261,"date":"2026-01-25T05:36:29","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T05:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/137261\/"},"modified":"2026-01-25T05:36:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T05:36:29","slug":"plano-west-wolves-vs-mckinney-lions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/137261\/","title":{"rendered":"Plano West Wolves vs. McKinney Lions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Plano West Wolves<\/a> will head out on the road to square off against the McKinney Lions<\/a> at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.<\/p>\n

Plano West will bounce into Tuesday’s contest after beating Plano, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Wolves came out on top against the Wildcats by a score of 58-51 on Thursday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last six times they’ve met, the home team has come away the winner.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when McKinney duked it out with Princeton on Thursday. The Lions snuck past the Panthers with a 66-62 victory. The final result isn’t all that surprising considering the Lions’ considerable advantage in MaxPreps’ Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 44th, while the Panthers are ranked 204th).<\/p>\n

McKinney’s win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-7. The road victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.0 points over those games. As for Plano West, their win bumped their record up to 19-8.<\/p>\n

Plano West came out on top in a nail-biter against McKinney when the teams last played back in December of 2025, sneaking past 56-53. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wolves since the squad won’t have the home-court advantage this time around. We’ll see if the change in venue makes a difference.<\/p>\n

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