The Fredericksburg Billies were the 42-38 winner over the John F. Kennedy Rockets when they last played one another back in December of 2022, but their luck changed this time around. Fredericksburg fell 49-41 to John F. Kennedy on Saturday. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as Fredericksburg came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 206th, while John F. Kennedy is ranked 1138th).
John F. Kennedy got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Aiden Ragland out in front who scored 13 points along with 5 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Rocky Apolinar, who scored 9 points along with 4 steals.
Fredericksburg's loss dropped their record down to 6-2. As for John F. Kennedy, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-9 record this season.
Fredericksburg will be playing in front of their home fans against Marble Falls at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. John F. Kennedy is on the road again on Tuesday and play against Lanier at 7:30 p.m. on December 5th. Lanier is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
