The Southside Cardinals will face off against the Southwest Legacy Titans at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Southwest Legacy took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Southside, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with six defeats in a row, Southside turned things around against Winn on Tuesday. They snuck past the Mavericks with a 45-39 win.
Meanwhile, Southwest Legacy unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a hard 64-47 fall against Jay. While losing is never fun, the Titans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 529th, while the Mustangs are ranked 41st).
Southside will have to contain Giovanni Aranda as he made an impact in Southwest Legacy's last game. He went 10 for 20 en route to 23 points and six boards. Devin Gomez was another key player, putting up four points and five rebounds.
Southside's victory ended a 12-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-21. As for Southwest Legacy, their loss dropped their record down to 15-17.
Southside took a serious blow against Southwest Legacy in their previous meeting back in January, falling 78-40. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Southside was down 47-22.
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