The MacArthur Brahmas will take on the Southside Cardinals in a holiday battle at at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with six consecutive losses for MacArthur and 13 for Southside.
MacArthur is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Jay on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. MacArthur took a blow against Jay, falling 87-41. The Brahmas were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 41-18.
Savastain Espinoza-Carson
| 12/13/24 vs Jay | 13 |
| 12/06/24 vs Jefferson | 12 |
| 12/10/24 @ Southwest | 8 |
| 12/06/24 vs Churchill | 1 |
Despite the defeat, MacArthur saw an underclassman step up: freshman Savastain Espinoza-Carson almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine boards. Those 13 points set a new season-high mark for Espinoza-Carson. Santana Hawkins was another key player, putting up ten points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Southside took on South San Antonio on Friday. Southside was dealt a 76-43 loss at the hands of South San Antonio. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1304th, while the Bobcats are ranked 175th).
Southside's defeat dropped their record down to 1-13. As for MacArthur, their loss dropped their record down to 2-13.
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