Basketball Game Preview: Cuero Gobblers vs. La Vernia Bears

Cuero and La Vernia are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2021, but not for long. The Cuero Gobblers will venture away from home to challenge the La Vernia Bears at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

La Vernia will be up against a hot Cuero team: the squad just extended their winning streak to 14. Cuero breezed by San Antonio Memorial to the tune of 76-10 on Tuesday. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Gobblers had established a 50 point advantage.

Arissa Carbonara continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 22 points and 12 rebounds. She is on a roll when it comes to boards, as she's now pulled down eight or more in the last 17 games she's played. Jaydie Cooper was another key player, putting up nine points and four steals.

Cuero was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. They are 10-1 when they've passed the ball that well.

Meanwhile, La Vernia won against Gonzales on Wednesday with 68 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. La Vernia blew past San Antonio Memorial, posting a 68-23 victory. The win was nothing new for the Bears as they're now sitting on three straight.

Cuero better keep an eye on Lacey Matney. She was instrumental in La Vernia's win, dropping a double-double on 18 points and 11 rebounds. Matney continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Alana Afflerbach, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 11 boards.

Cuero is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 27-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.4 points per game. As for La Vernia, they pushed their record up to 19-9 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.

Cuero took their win against La Vernia in their previous matchup two weeks ago by a conclusive 68-43. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cuero since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.