Flour Bluff is 9-1 against Carroll since January of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Flour Bluff Hornets will head out on the road to challenge the Carroll Tigers at 6:15 p.m. Flour Bluff will be strutting in after a win while Carroll will be coming in after a loss.
In what's become a running theme this season, Flour Bluff gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. They blew past Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial 58-33. Given Flour Bluff's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 107th, while Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial is ranked 396th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Carroll suffered their biggest loss since November 16, 2023 on Tuesday. They were dealt a 58-27 defeat at the hands of Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial. Carroll has struggled against Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial recently, as their game on Tuesday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Flour Bluff pushed their record up to 14-5 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Carroll, they have traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-14 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Flour Bluff against Carroll in their previous matchup back in January of 2023 as the squad secured a 55-16 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Flour Bluff since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
