The Ball Tornadoes will head out to challenge the Texas City Stingarees at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for Ball and 11 for Texas City.
On Friday, Ball lost to Friendswood at home by a 53-35 margin.
Meanwhile, Texas City played a tough game on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against Friendswood, falling 52-27. While losing is never fun, the Stingarees can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1260th, while the Mustangs are ranked 266th).
Ball will have to keep a close watch on Vasia Farris and Kaydence Peoples, a pair of players who had a big impact on Texas City's prior game. Farris posted 14 points, while Peoples earned 11 points.
Ball's record now sits at 9-13. As for Texas City, their record is now 4-20.
Everything came up roses for Ball against Texas City in their previous meeting on January 3rd, as the squad secured a 76-31 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ball since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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