Texas City lost against Friendswood back in February and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Texas City Stingarees fell 62-49 to the Friendswood Mustangs. While losing is never fun, the Stingarees can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1041st, while the Mustangs are ranked 29th).
When it comes to explaining why Texas City lost, don't look at Tristen Blackmon. Despite the final result, he went 6 of 12 en route to 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Trevor Gregory, who posted seven points and five rebounds.
Texas City has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-12 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.8 points per game. As for Friendswood, the win was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Texas City will take on Brazoswood in a tournament on December 27th. As for Friendswood, they are taking a road trip to face off against Ball at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Friendswood knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven matches -- so hopefully Ball likes a good challenge.
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