La Porte has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were two points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 71-69 heartbreaker at the hands of the Friendswood Mustangs. The Bulldogs were not able to make up for their defeat to the Mustangs from their previous meeting back in February of 2024.
| 01/14/25 @ Friendswood | 8 |
| 12/21/23 vs Hamshire-Fannett | 6 |
| 02/13/24 vs Friendswood | 6 |
| 12/27/24 vs West Brook | 6 |
| 11/21/23 vs Deer Park | 6 |
La Porte's loss on Tuesday came despite strong showings from Trent Callies and Cody Miller. Callies went 7 of 15 en route to 21 points in addition to eight rebounds and four steals, while Miller dropped a double-double on 19 points and 15 boards. The dominant performance gave Callies a new career-high in boards. Peyton Smith was another key player, putting up seven points and six rebounds.
La Porte's loss dropped their record down to 17-9. As for Friendswood, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 17 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-4 record this season.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Texas City the next time they take the court. La Porte will host Texas City at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, while Friendswood will head out to face them at 7:00 p.m. on January 21st.
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