Angleton lost against La Porte back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Angleton Wildcats took a 78-73 hit to the loss column at the hands of the La Porte Bulldogs. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 364th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 138th).
01/03/25 @ La Porte | 5 |
12/28/24 vs Royse City | 2 |
12/27/24 vs South Houston | 2 |
12/27/24 vs Alief Elsik | 2 |
Despite the defeat, Angleton saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Landon Miles went 7 of 11 on his way to 18 points and five steals. Those five steals set a new season-high mark for Miles. The team also got some help courtesy of Kadyine Jones, who posted 14 points and eight rebounds.
Leading La Porte to victory were Caden Watson and Cody Miller. Watson went 9 of 21 on his way to 26 points and seven rebounds, while Miller dropped a double-double on 23 points and 14 boards. That's the most rebounds Watson has posted since back in November of 2023. Phillip Ned was another key player, putting up 11 points and five steals.
Angleton's loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 12-13. As for La Porte, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season.
Angleton will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Friendswood at 7:00 p.m. Friendswood will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Angleton surely won't give up without a fight. As for La Porte, they will head out to face off against Iowa Colony at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. La Porte will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
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