The Davenport Wolves and the Bandera BULLDOGS will meet in a dog eat dog contest at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Davenport has three straight victories, Bandera has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Friday, Davenport made easy work of Canyon Lake and carried off a 71-51 win. The Wolves have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 contests by 20 points or more this season.
01/17/25 vs Canyon Lake | 20 |
01/14/25 @ Fredericksburg | 18 |
01/10/25 @ Navarro | 20 |
Davenport's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Brandon Castilla, who went 7 for 12 en route to 20 points, and Richard Groff, who went 6 of 10 on his way to 12 points along with eight rebounds and four blocks. The matchup was Castilla's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Miles Jones, who went 6 for 10 on his way to 12 points.
Davenport was working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Bandera was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 50-46 to Navarro. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the BULLDOGS came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 562nd, while the Panthers are ranked 1132nd).
Davenport has also been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which somehow still isn't as good as their 22-4 record this season. As for Bandera, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 18-8.
Davenport beat Bandera 49-37 in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Will Davenport repeat their success, or does Bandera have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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