The Floresville Tigers came tearing into Friday's contest with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33.1 points) and they left with even more momentum. They rang in the new year with a 56-45 victory over Carrizo Springs. That's another feather in the cap for Floresville, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Floresville's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Izaac Hernandez, who scored 13 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. Those 13 points set a new season-high mark for him. Samuel Rodriguez was another key contributor, scoring 19 points along with eight rebounds.
Floresville is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for Carrizo Springs, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-9.
Floresville will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Pleasanton at 6:30 p.m. Pleasanton will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings (they are ranked 1016th, while Floresville is ranked 456th). As for Carrizo Springs, they will head out on the road to face off against Uvalde at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Uvalde will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
