Basketball Game Preview: Bridge City Cardinals vs. Jarrell Cougars

A feisty cat fight will be fought as the Cardinals challenge the Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bridge City is coming into the match hot, having won their last nine games.

Bridge City is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 44-32 victory over Wheatley. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 174th, while the Wildcats are ranked 594th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Jarrell came tearing into Friday's game with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.7 points), and they left with even more momentum. They came within six points of losing the streak, but they secured a 45-39 W against the Tigers.

Jarrell's win bumped their record up to 30-6. As for Bridge City, their victory bumped their record up to 33-3.