The Gregory-Portland Wildcats will take on the Alice Coyotes in a holiday battle at at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. Alice took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Gregory-Portland, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, Gregory-Portland made easy work of Ray and carried off a 51-27 win. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 439th, while the Texans are ranked 1080th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 11/17/23 @ YWLA at Arnold | 11 |
| 12/17/24 @ Ray | 10 |
| 11/17/23 vs Highlands | 8 |
| 11/16/23 vs East Central | 7 |
| 11/18/23 vs Madison | 6 |
Bella Davis and Shifa Ali were among the main playmakers for Gregory-Portland as the former dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten assists and the latter dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten boards. That's the most boards Ali has posted since back in November of 2023. Macie Besinaiz was another key player, putting up nine points.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Alice's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Flour Bluff an easy 62-38 victory.
Alice's defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 13-7. As for Gregory-Portland, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season.
Gregory-Portland beat Alice 41-34 when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Does Gregory-Portland have another victory up their sleeve, or will Alice turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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