Basketball Game Preview: Gregory-Portland Wildcats vs. Corpus Christi Moody Trojans

The Gregory-Portland Wildcats will square off against the Corpus Christi Moody Trojans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Gregory-Portland has three straight wins, Corpus Christi Moody has 20 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Gregory-Portland is headed into the contest having just posted their biggest victory since December 7, 2024 on Tuesday. Everything went their way against King as Gregory-Portland made off with a 74-53 win. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 207th, while the Mustangs are ranked 843rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Corpus Christi Moody played a tough game on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were outmatched by Flour Bluff and fell 59-21. The match marked the Trojans' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Gregory-Portland is on a roll lately: they've won 18 of their last 21 games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-5 record this season. As for Corpus Christi Moody, their loss dropped their record down to 2-21.

Everything came up roses for Gregory-Portland against Corpus Christi Moody when the teams last played back in January of 2024, as the squad secured a 66-36 victory. Will Gregory-Portland repeat their success, or does Corpus Christi Moody have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.