Texas High School Basketball - Columbus edges Rice Consolidated
January 20, 2023: Altair, TX 77412 The Columbus Cardinals (Columbus, TX) basketball nipped the host Rice Consolidated Raiders (Altair, TX), 64-62 in Friday's league test.
The Cardinals (18-4) will now prepare for their test against Yoakum (Yoakum, TX). The Bulldogs go into the 3A Region IV District 25 test with a 2-11 record. In their last test, Yoakum was tipped by Industrial (Vanderbilt, TX), 48-34, in a league test.
The Raiders now own a 6-11 record. They play next when they host Hallettsville for a 3A Region IV District 25 test on Tuesday, January 24. Rice Consolidated will encounter a Brahmas squad coming off a 44-43 league loss to Edna (Edna, TX). The Brahmas record now stands at 10-16.