Basketball Game Preview: Port Aransas Marlins vs. Refugio Bobcats

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Previous Games

01/13/26 - Home	73-33 W
01/31/25 - Home	80-36 W
01/07/25 - Away	60-28 W
01/30/24 - Away	39-32 W
01/05/24 - Home	55-30 W
+ 5 more games

Port Aransas is a perfect 10-0 against Refugio since February of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Marlins will face off against the Bobcats at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in Port Aransas' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 11 matchups.

Port Aransas can't be too worried about heading out to take on Refugio: they just beat Yorktown at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. The Marlins breezed past the Wildcats to the tune of 58-29 on Tuesday. The Marlins have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 15 contests by 22 points or more this season.

For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last four times Refugio and Woodsboro have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Tuesday. The Bobcats were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 55-54 to the Eagles. The Bobcats haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.

Port Aransas will need to focus on slowing down Fabian Garcia, one of several Refugio players who made an impact when they last played. He shot 40% from the field to rack up 18 points. Tybari Swain was another key player, putting up ten points along with six assists and five rebounds.

Port Aransas' victory was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 23-5. The road wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.6 points over those games. As for Refugio, their loss dropped their record down to 6-8.

Everything came up roses for Port Aransas against Refugio when the teams last played back in January, as the team secured a 73-33 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Marlins since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.