Gregory-Portland hasn't had much luck against Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Gregory-Portland Wildcats will look to defend their home court against the Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial Eagles at 7:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Gregory-Portland comes in on five and Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial on 28.
It was a proper cat-fight when Gregory-Portland challenged Carroll on Tuesday. Gregory-Portland came out on top against Carroll by a score of 79-69. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 213th, while the Tigers are ranked 680th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial over Flour Bluff in every quarter on their way to victory on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial blew Flour Bluff out of the water with an 86-51 final score. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 18 games by 21 points or more this season.
Gregory-Portland better keep an eye on Billy White Iii. He was instrumental in Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial's win, going 6 for 8 en route to 21 points and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Cj Perry, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 13 points.
Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in five consecutive matches.
Gregory-Portland has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 25-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.6 points per game. As for Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial, they pushed their record up to 28-0 with the victory, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season.
Gregory-Portland couldn't quite finish off Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial when the teams last played back in December of 2024 and fell 87-84. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of White Iii, who went 8 for 13 from beyond the arc en route to 29 points and six boards. Now that Gregory-Portland 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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