The La Porte Bulldogs and the Port Arthur Memorial Titans squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but sadly the La Porte Bulldogs had to settle for second. They fell 55-46 to the Titans. While losing is never fun, La Porte can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 349th, while Port Arthur Memorial is ranked 113th).
La Porte's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Trent Callies, who scored 22 points. Callies hasn't dropped below 15 points for five straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Gian Guardiola, who scored seven points along with four steals.
La Porte has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 20-16 record this season. As for Port Arthur Memorial, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 27-9.
La Porte does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Port Arthur Memorial's road trip will continue as they head out to face Foster on February 23rd. Hopefully Foster focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 20 on Tuesday.
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