The Forestburg Longhorns and the Victory Christian Academy Patriots will compete for holiday cheer at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Forestburg saw some tournament action on Saturday. They walked away with a 43-32 victory over Garner.
Jocelynn Rich and Brenna Briles were among the main playmakers for Forestburg as the former went 8 for 14 on her way to 22 points and seven rebounds and the latter posted 17 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which Briles has scored at least a third of Forestburg's points.
Forestburg smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Victory Christian Academy had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They came out on top against the Eagles by a score of 52-40. The win was all the more spectacular given the Patriots' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 870th, while the Eagles are ranked 351st).
Victory Christian Academy has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.5 points per game. As for Forestburg, their victory bumped their record up to 8-6.
Forestburg suffered a grim 39-16 defeat to Victory Christian Academy in their previous meeting last Saturday. Can Forestburg avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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