The Ball Tornadoes will take on the Dickinson Gators at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Ball took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They snuck past Clear Creek with a 59-55 victory.
Taj Petteway had an outrageously good game as he went 8 for 13 en route to 23 points plus seven rebounds and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Rodney Benson, who scored nine points.
Meanwhile, Dickinson won against Texas City on Tuesday with 73 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Saturday. Dickinson secured a 73-68 W over Worthing. Winning may never get old, but the Gators sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
The win got Ball back to even at 1-1. As for Dickinson, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
Ball was able to grind out a solid win over Dickinson when the teams last played back in December of 2023, winning 60-51. Does Ball have another victory up their sleeve, or will Dickinson turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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