The Blum Bobcats will take on the Gustine Tigers at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday. Blum has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight defeats, while Gustine will come in with six straight victories.
On Tuesday, Blum didn't have quite enough to beat Bruceville-Eddy and fell 48-45. The Bobcats were up 19-5 in the first quarter but couldn't hold on to the lead.
The losing side was boosted by Gunner Willingham, who posted 21 points. That was a full 46.7% of Blum's points, marking the fifth time in a row Willingham has put up more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Braylon Arrington, who scored 11 points.
While Gustine didn't have the best season last year (they finished 1-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They blew past Ranger 51-31 on Tuesday.
Blum's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Gustine, their win bumped their record up to 7-1.
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