Basketball Game Preview: Palmview Lobos vs. Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial Eagles

The Palmview Lobos will square off against the Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Palmview is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat Juarez-Lincoln 96-44. Given the Lobos' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 603rd, while the Huskies are ranked 1589th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Jose L Gonzalez

Steals

02/11/25 vs Juarez-Lincoln	6
02/07/25 @ Cigarroa	3
02/04/25 vs Martin	2
01/31/25 vs Mission	1
01/21/25 vs Mission Veterans Memorial	4
+ 25 more games

Palmview relied on the efforts of Jose L Gonzalez, who went 20-for-36 to rack up 51 points and six steals, and DAMIAN ANAYA, who dropped a double-double with 31 points and ten boards. With that strong performance, L Gonzalez is now averaging an impressive 2.1 steals per game. Another player making a difference was Cristian Flores, who posted three points.

Palmview smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in four consecutive games.

Meanwhile, Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Alice, posting an 87-53 victory. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 25 contests by 21 points or more this season.

Palmview is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 24-14 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.8 points over those games. As for Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial, they pushed their record up to 35-0 with the win, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season.

Palmview was dealt a bruising 70-37 defeat at the hands of Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial's Billy White iii, who went 5-for-6 en route to 12 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals. Now that Palmview knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.