Basketball Game Preview: Grulla Gators vs. Jubilee Brownsville Titans

Grulla is on an 11-game streak of home losses, Jubilee Brownsville a four-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Friday. The Grulla Gators will host the Jubilee Brownsville Titans at 8:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.

It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 76-35, which was the final score in Grulla's tilt against Hidalgo on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Gators can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1511th, while the Pirates are ranked 707th).

Meanwhile, Jubilee Brownsville ended up a good deal behind Port Isabel on Monday and lost 71-53.

Grulla's defeat dropped their record down to 3-22. As for Jubilee Brownsville, their loss dropped their record down to 14-11.

Grulla and Jubilee Brownsville were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup two weeks ago, but Grulla came up empty-handed after a 55-54 defeat. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jubilee Brownsville's Nick Zarate, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and 12 rebounds. Now that Grulla knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.