The Tornillo Coyotes will head out on the road to square off against Compass Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have had a bumpy ride up to this point with 21 consecutive losses for Tornillo and four for the.
Last Tuesday, Tornillo had to suffer through a rough 75-20 loss at the hands of the Bucks. Tornillo was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 41-9.
Meanwhile, Compass Academy was beaten by the Cranes 68-36 on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Compass Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1522nd, while the Cranes are ranked 622nd).
Despite the loss, Compass Academy saw an underclassman step up: Peyton Stewart scored seven points along with 15 rebounds and three blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Sareyah Hinojoz, who scored five points.
Even though they lost, Compass Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. This was only their 13th loss (out of 15 games) when they hit their own glass that hard.
Tornillo dropped their record down to 1-21 with that defeat, which was their 17th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Compass Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-16.
Tornillo ended up a good deal behind the when the teams last played back in January, losing 45-28. Can Tornillo avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
