The Santa Gertrudis Academy Lions will face off against the Mathis Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Santa Gertrudis Academy will be strutting in after a win while Mathis will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Tuesday, Santa Gertrudis Academy didn't have too much trouble with Banquete on the road as they won 66-52. Given Santa Gertrudis Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 789th, while Banquete is ranked 1648th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Mathis came up short against Goliad on Tuesday and fell 47-36. Mathis has struggled against Goliad recently, as their game on Tuesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the defeat, Mathis got a solid performance out of Ashton Quesada, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 12 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Brandon Reed, who scored four points.
Santa Gertrudis Academy is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-12 record this season. As for Mathis, their loss dropped their record down to 16-15.
Santa Gertrudis Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Mathis in their previous matchup back in January, winning 57-45. The rematch might be a little tougher for Santa Gertrudis Academy since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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