The Corpus Christi Moody Trojans and the Miller Buccaneers will compete for holiday cheer at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. Corpus Christi Moody will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Corpus Christi Moody will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Corpus Christi Moody secured a 41-36 W over Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial on Tuesday. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 287th, while the Eagles are ranked 638th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Miller, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They snuck past King with a 44-40 win on Tuesday. The victory was some much needed relief for the Buccaneers as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Corpus Christi Moody better focus on containing Hailey Martinez and Amorette Gallegos as the pair were huge in Miller's win. Martinez posted 24 points, while Gallegos went 5 of 12 on her way to 11 points and six rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which Martinez has scored at least a third of Miller's points.
Corpus Christi Moody is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.7 points per game. As for Miller, they now have a winning record of 11-10.
Corpus Christi Moody was taken down by Miller 73-46 in their previous matchup back in February. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Martinez, who went 9 of 16 on her way to 27 points and four steals. Now that Corpus Christi Moody knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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