The Texas City Stingarees and the Brazoswood Buccaneers will round out the year against one another at at 11:30 a.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Texas City came up short against Friendswood and fell 62-49. While losing is never fun, the Stingarees can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 969th, while the Mustangs are ranked 35th).
The losing side was boosted by Tristen Blackmon, who went 6 of 12 on his way to 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Trevor Gregory, who posted seven points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Brazoswood played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against Dickinson, falling 84-39. The Buccaneers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-20.
Texas City has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-12 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.8 points per game. As for Brazoswood, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-8.
Texas City didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Brazoswood in their previous matchup back in December of 2021, but they still walked away with a 38-32 win. Does Texas City have another victory up their sleeve, or will Brazoswood turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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