Preview: Skidmore-Tynan Bobcats vs. Mathis Pirates
The Skidmore-Tynan Bobcats's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Mathis Pirates at 7:30 p.m. on December 21st. Hopefully Skidmore-Tynan focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 on Friday.
Last Friday, Skidmore-Tynan beat Banquete 45-35. Given Skidmore-Tynan's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 596th, while Banquete is ranked 1682nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cole Rivers continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 17 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. Alexander Gonzalez was another key contributor, scoring nine points.
Meanwhile, things could have been worse for Mathis, but they could have been a whole lot better as they took a 57-41 loss to San Diego on Tuesday. Mathis has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Skidmore-Tynan's win bumped their record up to 13-2. As for Mathis, their loss dropped their record down to 8-6.
Everything went Skidmore-Tynan's way against Mathis in their previous matchup back in December of 2022 as Skidmore-Tynan made off with a 59-38 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Skidmore-Tynan since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
