Balmorhea is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Alpine is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Balmorhea Bears will welcome the Alpine Bucks at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Balmorhea was able to grind out a solid win over Sierra Blanca, taking the game 50-38.
Meanwhile, Alpine beat Kermit 66-59 on Tuesday.
Balmorhea is also on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.1 points per game. As for Alpine, their victory bumped their record up to 14-7.
Things could have been worse for Balmorhea, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 39-22 loss to Alpine when the teams last played back in November of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Alpine's Gyllian Morrissey, who posted 17 points along with eight boards and seven steals. Now that Balmorhea knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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