Southside lost against Southwest back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Southside Cardinals took a blow against the Southwest Dragons, falling 75-40. 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 1216th, while the Dragons are ranked 332nd).
Tremayne Martin was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 21 points and 11 rebounds for Southwest. Martin is on a roll when it comes to boards, as he's now pulled down nine or more in the last seven games he's played. Another player making a difference was Aj Franco, who went 7 for 12 on his way to 17 points.
This is the second loss in a row for Southside and nudges their season record down to 3-17. As for Southwest, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-10 record this season.
When Southside and Southwest next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Southside will square off against Jay and their nine-game winning streak at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Southwest will try to stop South San Antonio's six-game winning streak when the meet at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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