Ball is 2-8 against Friendswood since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. Both will face off at 6:00 p.m. without much rest having both just played.
Ball is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Thursday. They took a 67-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of La Porte. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (56), the Tornadoes still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Friendswood posted their biggest win since December 27, 2024 on Thursday. They blew past Texas City 52-27. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 266th, while the Stingarees are ranked 1260th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Friendswood has also been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-11 record this season. As for Ball, their loss dropped their record down to 9-12.
Ball was able to grind out a solid victory over Friendswood in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, winning 64-55. Will Ball repeat their success, or does Friendswood have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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