The Mathis Pirates will take on the Santa Gertrudis Academy Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Mathis focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 24 on Tuesday.
Last Tuesday, Mathis came up short against Goliad and fell 47-36. Mathis has not had much luck with Goliad recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Despite the loss, Mathis got a solid performance out of Ashton Quesada, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 12 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Brandon Reed, who scored four points.
Meanwhile, Santa Gertrudis Academy strolled past Banquete with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 66-52. Given Santa Gertrudis Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 789th, while Banquete is ranked 1648th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mathis' defeat dropped their record down to 16-15. As for Santa Gertrudis Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-12 record this season.
Mathis opened the new year with a less-than-successful 57-45 defeat to Santa Gertrudis Academy. Can Mathis avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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