The Holmes Huskies will take on the Sotomayor WILDCATS at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Holmes has given up an average of 58.2 points per game this season, but Wednesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Holmes is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest loss since November 20th on Tuesday. They were dealt an 85-53 defeat at the hands of Warren. While losing is never fun, the Huskies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 559th, while the Warriors are ranked 194th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Sotomayor). They took their contest on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 96-61 win over Marshall. The WILDCATS have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 20 points or more this season.
This is the second loss in a row for Holmes and nudges their season record down to 12-10. As for Sotomayor, their victory was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 9-10.
Holmes was taken down by Sotomayor 71-37 in their previous matchup back in January. Thankfully for the Huskies, Jasiah Saunders (who went 8-for-15 on his way to 21 points along with five rebounds and three steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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