The Gregory-Portland Wildcats will square off against the King Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Gregory-Portland will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Gregory-Portland will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Flour Bluff, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Gregory-Portland came out on top in a nail-biter against Flour Bluff on Friday, sneaking past 52-49. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 206th, while the Hornets are ranked 424th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, King came up short against Flour Bluff on Tuesday and fell 51-39.
Gregory-Portland has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 29-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.1 points per game. As for King, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 14-19.
Gregory-Portland took their victory against King when the teams last played back in January by a conclusive 74-53. Does Gregory-Portland have another victory up their sleeve, or will King turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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