Basketball Game Preview: Shiner Comanches vs. Schulenburg Shorthorns

The Shiner Comanches will face off against the Schulenburg Shorthorns at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Schulenburg is hoping to do what Ganado couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Shiner's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Shiner blew past Ganado 55-28. Given the Comanches' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 568th, while the Indians are ranked 1407th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Schulenburg's strategy against Bloomington on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Schulenburg blew Bloomington out of the water with a 68-19 final score. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Shorthorns had established a 34 point advantage.

Shiner's win was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-8. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.1 points per game. As for Schulenburg, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season.

Everything came up roses for Shiner against Schulenburg when the teams last played back in February of 2024, as the team secured a 51-14 victory. In that contest, Shiner amassed a halftime lead of 22-2, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.