The Grapeland Sandies will challenge the LaPoynor Flyers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Friday, Grapeland ended up a good deal behind Evadale and lost 65-50.
Meanwhile, LaPoynor entered their tilt with Alba-Golden on Tuesday with four consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with five. They breezed past the Panthers to the tune of 86-58. Given the Flyers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 490th, while the Panthers are ranked 1234th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
LaPoynor's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-10. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 84.0 points over those games. As for Grapeland, their loss dropped their record down to 21-4.
Things could have been worse for Grapeland, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took an 88-74 loss to LaPoynor in their previous meeting back in February of 2023. Thankfully for Grapeland, Evan Almeida (who went 9-for-13 on his way to 26 points in addition to six rebounds and five 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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