La Porte won against Texas City last Friday with 67 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Thursday. The La Porte Bulldogs walked away with a 67-58 victory over the Ball Tornadoes. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 229th, while the Tornadoes are ranked 522nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
La Porte is also on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.7 points per game. As for Ball, they dropped their record down to 9-12 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
La Porte won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Santa Fe at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Ball, they and Friendswood will face off at 6:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played.
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