Basketball Game Preview: Rio Hondo Bobcats vs. IDEA Weslaco Pike Mavericks

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Previous Games

01/23/24 - Home	60-30 W
12/19/23 - Away	54-36 W
01/24/23 - Away	64-33 W
12/19/22 - Home	74-47 W
11/12/21 - Home	61-42 W
+ 2 more games

Rio Hondo has gone 7-0 against IDEA Weslaco Pike recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Rio Hondo Bobcats will be playing at home against the IDEA Weslaco Pike Mavericks at 7:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.

Rio Hondo took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They never let IDEA Robindale onto the board and left with a 2-0 win. The two-point effort marked the Bobcats' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 64-25, which was the final score in IDEA Weslaco Pike's tilt against Lyford on Friday. The Mavericks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

IDEA Weslaco Pike's loss dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Rio Hondo, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 12-10 record this season.

Everything came up roses for Rio Hondo against IDEA Weslaco Pike in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, as the squad secured a 60-30 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was IDEA Weslaco Pike's Bradley Odoms, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 boards. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be easier for Rio Hondo to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.