Having just played yesterday, the Stratford Spartans will head out on the road to face off against the Galena Park Yellowjackets at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Stratford will be looking to extend their current nine-game winning streak.
On Friday, Stratford was able to grind out a solid win over Dekaney, taking the game 33-22. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 515th, while the Wildcats are ranked 1223rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Galena Park two weeks ago. They blew past Austin 49-24. The victory was nothing new for the Yellowjackets as they're now sitting on four straight.
Stratford's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-7. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.2 points per game. As for Galena Park, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season.
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