Basketball Recap: Riesel Extends Winning Streak to Six

By Team Reports Jan 24, 2025, 5:56pm

Basketball Recap: Riesel Indians vs. Marlin Bulldogs

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Riesel hadn't done well against Marlin recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Riesel Indians slipped by the Marlin Bulldogs 31-30. The 31-point effort marked the Indians' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

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Previous 6 Games

01/24/25 vs Marlin31-30
01/21/25 @ Bruceville-Eddy64-10
01/17/25 vs Moody42-28
01/14/25 @ Mart47-31
01/10/25 @ Chilton63-27
01/07/25 vs Axtell61-30

The win was the sixth in a row for Riesel, bringing their record for this year to 17-4. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.3 points per game. As for Marlin, the defeat snapped their winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 13-7 record.

Coincidentally, Riesel and Marlin will both be playing Axtell the next time they take the court. Marlin will host Axtell at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, while Riesel will head out to face them at 7:00 p.m. on January 31st.

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