The Corpus Christi Moody Trojans will head out on the road to take on the King Mustangs at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Corpus Christi Moody suffered their biggest defeat yet this season last Tuesday. They were beaten by Flour Bluff 48-11. While losing is never fun, Corpus Christi Moody can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 708th, while Flour Bluff is ranked 107th).
Kiyah Taylor was Corpus Christi Moody's leading scorer, having posted five points.
Aleena Olivo held things down on the boards with four rebounds. She took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with an assist.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 72-21, which was the final score in King's tilt against Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial two weeks ago. King has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Corpus Christi Moody now has a losing record at 10-11. As for King, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-14.
Corpus Christi Moody beat King 53-41 in their previous meeting on January 2nd. The rematch might be a little tougher for Corpus Christi Moody since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
