The Incarnate Word Academy Angels and the Alice Coyotes will face off at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played.
Incarnate Word Academy is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Cornerstone Christian just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They were beaten by the Warriors 67-34. While losing is never fun, the Angels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 832nd, while the Warriors are ranked 66th).
Meanwhile, Alice hadn't done well against Santa Gertrudis Academy recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Alice came out on top in a nail-biter against Santa Gertrudis Academy, sneaking past 54-52. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Coyotes have posted since January 26th.
Incarnate Word Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 11-10. As for Alice, with the win, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 9-11.
Incarnate Word Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Alice when the teams last played back in December of 2023, winning 54-46. Will Incarnate Word Academy repeat their success, or does Alice have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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