Basketball Game Preview: Flour Bluff Hornets vs. Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial Eagles

The Flour Bluff Hornets will square off against the Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial Eagles at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. The timing isn't great for Flour Bluff: they have been struggling with five straight losses at home, while Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial has snatched up ten consecutive wins on the road dating back to last season.

On Thursday, Flour Bluff rang in the new year with a 50-37 win over King.

Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial against Miller on Thursday as the team secured a 91-59 victory. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 contests by 21 points or more this season.

Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial's win bumped their record up to 24-0. As for Flour Bluff, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 13-12 record this season.

Flour Bluff couldn't quite finish off Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial in their previous meeting back in January of 2024 and fell 59-56. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial's Sean Mondragon, who went 8 for 13 on his way to 18 points. Now that Flour Bluff knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.