High Island is 0-10 against Leggett since January of 2019 but things could change on Tuesday. The High Island Cardinals will venture away from home to challenge the Leggett Pirates at 7:30 p.m. High Island will be strutting in after a victory while Leggett will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with 13 defeats in a row, High Island turned things around against Goodrich on Friday. They blew past the Hornets 50-20. The Cardinals' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
It was another big night for Cam'Ron Medina, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 12 rebounds. That makes it six consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of High Island's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Leif Larson, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 14 boards.
Meanwhile, Leggett played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 95-28 loss at the hands of Brookeland. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1456th, while the Wildcats are ranked 453rd).
Leggett's loss dropped their record down to 8-15. As for High Island, their win was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-6 and their overall record up to 3-18.
High Island came up short against Leggett when the teams last played back in December of 2024, falling 61-48. Can High Island avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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