The Southside Cardinals will head out on the road to challenge the MacArthur Brahmas at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. MacArthur took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Southside, who comes in off a win.
It was a proper cat-fight when Southside challenged South San Antonio on Friday. Southside enjoyed a cozy 43-28 win over South San Antonio. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 191st, while the Bobcats are ranked 554th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Southside to victory, but perhaps none more so than Gabryela Galvan, who posted nine points in addition to eight rebounds and six assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Katie Camarillo, who put up eight points along with ten rebounds and four steals.
Meanwhile, MacArthur was just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 46-45 to Jay.
Southside will have to contain Ellie Lee as she made an impact in MacArthur's last game. She went 8 of 15 on her way to 23 points in addition to seven boards and three steals. The dominant performance also gave Lee a new career-high in blocks (two). Another player making a difference was Faith Thomas, who had nine points.
Southside's victory was their 11th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-4. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.4 points per game. As for MacArthur, their loss dropped their record down to 16-7.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Southside has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 26.6 boards per game. However, it's not like MacArthur struggles in that department as they've been averaging 33.9 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Southside came up short against MacArthur when the teams last played back in December of 2017, falling 58-50. Can Southside avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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