High Island is on a three-game streak of home losses, Goodrich a 14-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck will change on Friday. The High Island Cardinals will host the Goodrich Hornets at 7:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
High Island is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Spurger on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. High Island was dealt an 80-23 defeat at the hands of Spurger. The Cardinals were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 33-12.
High Island's loss came about despite a quality game from Cam'Ron Medina, who posted 12 points. That was a full 52.2% of High Island's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's had more than a third of the team's points.
Meanwhile, Goodrich was beaten by Brookeland 153-14 on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1679th, while the Wildcats are ranked 427th).
Goodrich's defeat dropped their record down to 0-18. As for High Island, their loss dropped their record down to 2-18.
High Island barely slipped by Goodrich in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, winning 34-33. Will High Island repeat their success, or does Goodrich have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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