The New Braunfels Unicorns will challenge the Veterans Memorial Patriots at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. New Braunfels knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Veterans Memorial likes a good challenge.
New Braunfels is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took down Tivy 88-71 on Friday. Given the Unicorns' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 174th, while the Antlers are ranked 457th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Veterans Memorial, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They secured a 53-47 W over Pieper on Friday.
Veterans Memorial pushed their record up to 16-11 with the win, which was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.6 points per game. As for New Braunfels, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-11 record this season.
New Braunfels came up short against Veterans Memorial in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 46-39. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Veterans Memorial's Jamichael Moore, who almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine boards. Now that New Braunfels knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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