The Floresville Tigers will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Alice Coyotes at 6:30 p.m. on February 16th. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
With a playoff game on the line, Floresville rose to the challenge on Monday. They came out on top against the Mustangs by a score of 65-56. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Floresville's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jordin Johns led the charge by scoring 18 points along with six steals and five assists. Johns hasn't dropped below three steals for 11 straight games. Amariah Ruiz was another key contributor, scoring 14 points along with seven assists and six steals.
Meanwhile, Alice beat Hidalgo 45-33 on Tuesday. Given Alice's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 521st, while Hidalgo is ranked 1056th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Floresville is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 23-13 record this season. As for Alice, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 24-12.
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