Texas High School Basketball - Smithville can't hold off Navasota
February 3, 2012: Smithville, TX 78957 The Navasota Rattlers basketball team scored 45 points and held the host Smithville Tigers to 43 in the Rattlers league triumph on Friday.
The Rattlers now sport a 12-8 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Giddings for a 3A Region III District 23 contest on Tuesday, February 7. Navasota will meet a Buffaloes team coming off a 51-41 league loss to Rockdale (Rockdale, TX). The Buffaloes record now stands at 9-13.
The Tigers (15-10) will now prepare for their contest against La Grange (La Grange, TX). The Leopards enter the 3A Region III District 23 contest with a 13-12 record. In their last contest, La Grange nudged Caldwell (Caldwell, TX), 68-49, in a league contest.