The Karnes City Badgers will take on the Cotulla Cowboys at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Karnes City focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 27 on Tuesday.
Karnes City is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Palacios just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Sharks by a score of 43-40. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Badgers have suffered since December 9, 2023.
Karnes City might have lost, but man, Savion Nixon-Thompson was a machine: he almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine rebounds. Nixon-Thompson has been hot recently, having posted nine or more rebounds the last three times he's played. JJ Beaver was another key player, posting two points in addition to nine steals.
Even though they lost, Karnes City smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Cotulla escaped with a win on Saturday against George West by the margin of a single free throw, 50-49. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cowboys.
The win got Cotulla back to even at 2-2. As for Karnes City, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.
Karnes City was able to grind out a solid victory over Cotulla in their previous matchup back in January, winning 49-42. Will Karnes City repeat their success, or does Cotulla have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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