Angleton hasn't had much luck against Ball recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Angleton Wildcats are taking a road trip to square off against the Ball Tornadoes at 7:00 p.m. Angleton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 64.3 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Angleton beat Texas City 69-58. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 326th, while the Stingarees are ranked 910th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Braydon Campbell and Tristen Blackmon. Campbell had a solid game and posted eight points and six assists. Meanwhile, Blackmon did his best for the losing side, going 6 of 13 on his way to 20 points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Ball, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. Everything went their way against Santa Fe on Friday as Ball made off with a 66-44 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Tornadoes have posted since December 5, 2024.
Ball's win was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 7-8. As for Angleton, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 14-13.
Angleton and Ball were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, but Angleton came up empty-handed after a 59-58 defeat. Can Angleton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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