Preview: Floresville Tigers vs. Gregory-Portland Wildcats
Floresville is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Gregory-Portland is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Floresville Tigers will take on the Gregory-Portland Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Floresville's game was all tied up 13-13 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They came out on top against Boerne-Champion by a score of 45-37.
Floresville got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jordin Johns out in front who scored 8 points along with 5 rebounds and 4 steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Kenzie Huron, who scored 8 points along with 7 rebounds and 3 steals.
Even though Gregory-Portland has not done well against King recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Everything went Gregory-Portland's way against King as Gregory-Portland made off with a 58-33 win. Given Gregory-Portland's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 444th, while King is ranked 1153rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Gregory-Portland found their leader in underclassman Bella Davis, who scored 20 points along with 6 steals and 5 assists. That makes it three consecutive games in which Davis has scored at least 25% of Gregory-Portland's points. Another player making a difference was Madison Kilgore, who scored 7 points along with 18 rebounds and 3 blocks.
Floresville's victory bumped their record up to 10-8. As for Gregory-Portland, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season.
Floresville took a serious blow against Gregory-Portland in their previous matchup back in December of 2022, falling 83-44. Will Floresville have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
