Tornillo is on a three-game streak of home losses, Kermit a five-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Friday. The Tornillo Coyotes will host the Kermit Yellow Jackets at 8:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 69-27, which was the final score in Tornillo's tilt against Presidio on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Coyotes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1479th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 506th).
Meanwhile, Kermit came up short against Anthony on Friday and fell 61-52.
Tornillo will need focus on slowing down Brayden Pando, one of several Kermit players who made an impact when they last played. He posted 15 points. Diego Juarez was another key player, putting up 12 points.
Tornillo's defeat dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Kermit, their loss dropped their record down to 5-14.
Tornillo suffered a grim 58-38 defeat to Kermit in their previous meeting two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Juarez, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 12 boards. Now that Tornillo knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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