The Port Neches-Groves Indians entered their tilt with the Kelly Catholic Bulldogs with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Port Neches-Groves narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Kelly Catholic 41-39. That's another feather in the cap for Port Neches-Groves, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Kelly Catholic's lost on Thursday despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Sydney Doctor, who scored 17 points along with 5 rebounds and 4 steals. Madisyn Cotten was another key contributor, scoring 9 points along with 8 rebounds.
Port Neches-Groves' victory bumped their record up to 4-6. As for Kelly Catholic, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6.
Port Neches-Groves will take on Buna at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday. Buna is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road. As for Kelly Catholic, they will face off against Vidor at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday. Vidor presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Kelly Catholic in Texas (Vidor is ranked 126th, while Kelly Catholic is ranked 845th).