Bay City is 1-9 against Wharton since February of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Bay City Blackcats will host the Wharton Tigers at 7:00 p.m.
Bay City is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 55 points on Friday, they were much more limited against La Marque on Tuesday. They took a blow against the Cougars, falling 73-25. While losing is never fun, the Blackcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 830th, while the Cougars are ranked 155th).
Meanwhile, Wharton made easy work of Needville on Tuesday and carried off a 62-38 win. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matches by 24 points or more this season.
Wharton had a senior duo take command as Jacoryan Dickerson dropped a double-double on 16 points and 13 boards and Keilon Jackson went 7 for 13 on his way to 18 points and three steals. That's the most points Jackson has posted since back in November of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Ja'Keon Jackson, who posted seven points and eight rebounds.
Wharton smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in three consecutive contests.
Wharton is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-11 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 27.8 points. As for Bay City, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-8.
Bay City beat Wharton 57-50 when the teams last played on January 7th. Does Bay City have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wharton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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