The Santa Gertrudis Academy Lions will venture away from home to square off against the Orange Grove Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with 12 losses in a row, Santa Gertrudis Academy turned things around against Hebbronville on Friday. They rang in the new year with a 51-40 win over the Longhorns.
Meanwhile, Orange Grove waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 68-58 victory over the Bulldogs. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for Orange Grove considering their 29-point performance the contest before.
Orange Grove's win ended a 14-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 9-11. As for Santa Gertrudis Academy, their victory was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 2-15.
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