The Fredericksburg Billies will head out on the road to take on the Wimberley Texans at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Fredericksburg is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Davenport just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 66-56 to the Wolves. While losing is never fun, the Billies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 572nd, while the Wolves are ranked 249th).
Meanwhile, Wimberley was able to grind out a solid victory over Bandera on Tuesday, taking the game 81-70.
Fredericksburg better keep an eye on Paul Gumbert-Mendoza. He was instrumental in Wimberley's win, almost dropping a double-double on 31 points and nine rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Gumbert-Mendoza has scored at least a third of Wimberley's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Reece Wortham, who went 5 for 10 on his way to 14 points in addition to five assists and five boards.
Fredericksburg's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-8. As for Wimberley, their win bumped their record up to an identical 17-8.
Fredericksburg couldn't quite finish off Wimberley in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 and fell 67-65. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gumbert-Mendoza, who dropped a double-double on 36 points and 12 steals. Now that Fredericksburg knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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