La Porte is 1-9 against West Brook since January of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The two teams will round out the year against one another at at 10:00 a.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with La Porte sitting on eight straight wins and West Brook on 14.
If La Porte beats West Brook with 82 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. La Porte blew past Santa Fe, posting an 82-51 victory. The Bulldogs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven contests by 22 points or more this season.
| 12/20/24 @ Santa Fe | 10 |
| 12/13/24 vs Kountze | 9 |
| 12/09/23 vs Tatum | 9 |
| 11/21/23 vs Deer Park | 6 |
| 02/09/24 @ Angleton | 6 |
La Porte's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Trent Callies, who dropped a triple-double on 15 points, ten assists, and 14 steals, and Caden Watson, who went 13 of 21 on his way to 29 points. The dominant performance gave Callies a new career-high in assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Cody Miller, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 14 boards.
La Porte smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for West Brook on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 58-37 margin over Nederland. The Bruins is also no stranger to big wins: their blowout was the 11 matchup they've won by 20+ points or more this season.
La Porte has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.5 points per game. As for West Brook, their win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-1.
La Porte lost to West Brook on the road by a decisive 58-39 margin in their previous matchup back in February of 2020. Can La Porte avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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