Basketball Game Preview: Dawson Eagles vs. Sam Rayburn Texans

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Previous Games

12/20/24 - Away	73-7 W
11/16/23 - Home	63-26 W
11/18/21 - Neutral	57-16 W
11/21/19 - Neutral	59-20 W
11/16/17 - Neutral	48-24 W
+ 4 more games

Dawson has gone 9-0 against Sam Rayburn recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Dawson Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Sam Rayburn Texans at 1:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Dawson has eight straight victories, Sam Rayburn has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Dawson will head into Wednesday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they had to skate by with only a two-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 31-point drubbing they dealt South Houston on Wednesday. Dawson took their match with ease, bagging a 72-41 win over South Houston. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 20 games by 22 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Sam Rayburn was beaten by Manvel 71-16 on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Texans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1234th, while the Mavericks are ranked 92nd).

Dawson's victory was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 29-4. As for Sam Rayburn, their loss dropped their record down to 1-23.

Everything came up roses for Dawson against Sam Rayburn in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, as the team secured a 73-7 win. Does Dawson have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sam Rayburn turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.