The Wimberley Texans will take on the Fredericksburg Billies at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Wimberley knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 12 games -- so hopefully Fredericksburg likes a good challenge.
Last Tuesday, Wimberley beat Bandera 81-70.
Paul Gumbert-Mendoza was his usual excellent self, almost dropping a double-double on 31 points and nine boards. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Wimberley's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Reece Wortham, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 14 points in addition to five assists and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Fredericksburg unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 66-56 to Davenport. While losing is never fun, the Billies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 572nd, while the Wolves are ranked 249th).
Fredericksburg's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-8. As for Wimberley, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 17-8.
Wimberley came out on top in a nail-biter against Fredericksburg when the teams last played back in February of 2024, sneaking past 67-65. Does Wimberley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Fredericksburg turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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