The High Island Cardinals will take on the Spurger Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with eight consecutive losses for High Island and seven for Spurger.
High Island came up short against Chester on Tuesday, falling 49-23.
Meanwhile, Spurger played a tough matchup on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt an 85-10 defeat at the hands of Brookeland. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1526th, while the Wildcats are ranked 310th).
Spurger's loss dropped their record down to 3-10. As for High Island, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
High Island beat Spurger 36-29 when the teams last played back in December of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for High Island since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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