If Karnes City wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Luling, they should've done a better job of containing Jaime Gomez. The Luling Eagles managed a 55-50 win over the Karnes City Badgers on Friday thanks in part to Gomez, who went 11 of 22 en route to 27 points along with eight steals and five boards. That's the most steals he has posted since back in January of 2024.
| 01/10/25 @ Karnes City | 16 |
| 01/03/25 @ La Vernia | 25 |
| 12/27/24 vs Bloomington | 16 |
The team also got some help courtesy of Ayden Flores, who went 6 of 13 on his way to 16 points in addition to four steals and three blocks. The contest was his third in a row with at least ten points.
Despite the loss, Karnes City still got an impressive performance from Savion Nixon-Thompson, who dropped a double-double on 27 points and 14 boards. Another player making a difference was Andrew Crow, who posted seven points.
Luling is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-13 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.8 points per game. As for Karnes City, their loss dropped their record down to 13-10.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Luling will challenge Nixon-Smiley at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Luling is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.7 points per game this season. As for Karnes City, they will take on Goliad at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Karnes City also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 51.2 points per game.
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