The Karnes City Badgers will take on the Luling Eagles at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Karnes City will be strutting in after a victory while Luling will be coming in after a defeat.
Karnes City will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up 27 points on Friday, then bounced right back against Odem on Tuesday. Karnes City managed a 56-52 win over Odem.
Meanwhile, Luling suffered their biggest loss since February 6, 2024 on Friday. They were outmatched by La Vernia and fell 84-53. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1241st, while the Bears are ranked 441st).
Karnes City will have to contain Ayden Flores as he made an impact in Luling's last game. He went 10 for 18 on his way to 25 points. Flores is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. Jaime Gomez was another key player, putting up 16 points.
Karnes City is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.4 points per game. As for Luling, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last 11 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-13 record this season.
Karnes City came up short against Luling when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 52-42. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gomez, who went 6 of 10 from beyond the arc on his way to 28 points and four steals. Now that Karnes City knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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