Basketball Game Preview: Port Isabel Tarpons vs. La Feria Lions

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Previous Games

02/05/24 - Home	72-55 W
01/12/24 - Away	40-39 W
02/06/23 - Away	49-59 L
01/13/23 - Home	61-56 W
02/07/22 - Away	67-63 W
+ 5 more games

Port Isabel has gone 9-1 against La Feria recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Port Isabel Tarpons will challenge the La Feria Lions at 8:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.

Last Friday, Port Isabel sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 56-53 victory over Jubilee Brownsville.

Meanwhile, La Feria came tearing into Friday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They skirted past the Tigers 44-41. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Lions have posted since February 9, 2024.

Port Isabel is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-10 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.7 points per game. As for La Feria, their victory bumped their record up to 16-7.

Port Isabel strolled past La Feria in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 by a score of 72-55. The rematch might be a little tougher for Port Isabel since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.