The Alice Coyotes will head out on the road to take on the Gregory-Portland Wildcats at 6:15 p.m. on Friday.
Alice is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Flour Bluff just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They lost 62-38 to the Hornets. While losing is never fun, the Coyotes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 336th, while the Hornets are ranked 132nd).
Meanwhile, Gregory-Portland made easy work of Ray on Tuesday and carried off a 51-27 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
Alice better focus on containing Bella Davis and Shifa Ali as the pair were huge in Gregory-Portland's win. Davis dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten assists, while Ali dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten boards. That's the most rebounds Ali has posted since back in November of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Macie Besinaiz, who posted nine points.
Gregory-Portland's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 13-8. As for Alice, their defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 13-7.
Alice came up short against Gregory-Portland in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, falling 41-34. Can Alice avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
