La Porte won the last time they faced Texas City and things went their way on Tuesday too. The La Porte Bulldogs blew past the Texas City Stingarees 78-54. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 171st, while the Stingarees are ranked 896th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Trent Callies
| 02/11/25 @ Texas City | 5 |
| 02/07/25 vs Friendswood | 2 |
| 01/31/25 vs Iowa Colony | 3 |
| 01/28/25 @ Angleton | 7 |
| 01/24/25 vs Santa Fe | 4 |
| + 3 more games |
Leading La Porte to victory were Trent Callies and Caden Watson. Callies posted ten points along with seven assists and five steals, while Watson went 5-for-12 to rack up 13 points and four steals. Callies has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last eight times he's played. Another player making a difference was Kente Winrow, who put up ten points.
La Porte smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in eight consecutive matchups.
Texas City lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Lloyd Pete, who had 16 points and five rebounds. Tristen Blackmon was another key player, putting up 13 points and six boards.
La Porte's victory bumped their record up to 22-11. As for Texas City, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 14 of their last 16 games, which has put a noticeable dent in their 5-25 record this season.
Coming up, La Porte will square off against Beaumont United at 7:00 p.m. on February 18th. La Porte is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 66.3 points per game this season. Texas City does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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