Texas City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They came up short against the Ball Tornadoes, falling 58-34. 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 890th, while the Tornadoes are ranked 402nd).
Texas City lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Tristen Blackmon, who posted ten points and five boards. Another player making a difference was Trevor Gregory, who put up 12 points.
Texas City's defeat dropped their record down to 5-21. As for Ball, the victory got them back to even at 10-10.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Santa Fe the next time they take the court. Texas City will host Santa Fe at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, while Ball will head out to face them at 7:00 p.m. on February 4th.
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