Basketball Recap: Make It Nine in a Row for Poth

Pirates

Margin (Wins)

12/06/24 vs John Paul II	49
01/07/25 vs Karnes City	45
01/14/25 vs Stockdale	39
01/20/25 @ Nixon-Smiley	38
11/22/24 @ John F. Kennedy	35

Poth had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.9 points) and they went ahead and made it nine on Friday. They put the hurt on the Karnes City Badgers with a sharp 50-29 win. The Pirates have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matches by 20 points or more this season.

Poth is also on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.8 points per game. As for Karnes City, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost 11 of their last 12 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-16 record this season.

Poth will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Goliad at 6:15 p.m. As for Karnes City, they will venture away from home to challenge Luling at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday.