Basketball Game Preview: Cole Cougars vs. Rice Consolidated Raiders

The Cole Cougars will challenge the Rice Consolidated Raiders at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Cole is coming into the match hot, having won their last 11 games.

Cole is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 98-19 win over Natalia. The Cougars' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.

Meanwhile, Rice Consolidated came tearing into Monday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.3 points), and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Brahmas by a score of 52-40. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 629th, while the Brahmas are ranked 1329th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Cole pushed their record up to 26-7 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.7 points over those games. As for Rice Consolidated, their win bumped their record up to 23-7.