The Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial Eagles will square off against the Vela Sabercats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 74-46 win over Palmview. The victory was just business as usual for the Eagles, who after 36 games remain undefeated this season.
Meanwhile, Vela entered their tilt with Rivera on Tuesday with 17 consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with 18. They put the hurt on the Raiders with a sharp 74-49 win. Given the Sabercats' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 166th, while the Raiders are ranked 873rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Jordan Bustamante and Isaiah Cuellar. Bustamante had a great game and shot 5-for-8 from long range and dropped a double-double with 27 points and 13 boards. Meanwhile, Cuellar did his best for the losing side, putting up 14 points and three steals.
Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial's victory bumped their record up to 36-0. As for Vela, their win was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 34-4.
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