Texas City and Ball are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2019, but not for long. The Texas City Stingarees will head out to face off against the Ball Tornadoes at 11:30 a.m. on Friday. Texas City is coming into the matchup on a five-game losing streak.
On Monday, Texas City was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 44-43 to Alvin.
Meanwhile, Ball humbled Victoria West with a 67-39 victory. The Tornadoes have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 23 points or more this season.
Ball's win came from a few key players Texas City will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Braeon Arceneaux, who went 7 of 12 from beyond the arc on her way to 29 points along with five boards and four steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Ball's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kalyn Toussaint, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten assists.
Ball smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in 13 consecutive games.
Ball has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.2 points per game. As for Texas City, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-14.
Texas City lost to Ball on the road by a decisive 62-47 margin in their previous matchup back in January. Can Texas City avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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