The Ballinger Bearcats will square off against the Bangs Dragons at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Ballinger's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five contests.
Last Friday, Ballinger beat Coleman 58-49.
Meanwhile, Bangs came up short against Coleman on Tuesday and fell 60-48.
Ballinger will have to contain Brennan Mendieta as he made an impact in Bangs' last game. He went 5 of 8 on his way to 17 points. The dominant performance gave Mendieta a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Aden Jones, who posted ten points and seven rebounds.
Ballinger is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 12-12 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.0 points per game. As for Bangs, their loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 8-15.
Ballinger strolled past Bangs in their previous meeting back in November of 2018 by a score of 63-46. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Bangs' Trevor Slaughter, who had 29 points. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be easier for Ballinger to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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