The Connally Cadets will head out to face off against the La Vega Pirates at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Connally is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Lorena just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 54-53 to the Leopards.
Meanwhile, La Vega had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.4 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They managed a 47-43 victory over the Rockets. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 183rd, while the Rockets are ranked 1083rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
La Vega pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.8 points per game. As for Connally, their loss ended an eight-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 14-9.
Connally came up short against La Vega in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 45-41. Can Connally avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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