Basketball Game Preview: Rivercrest Rebels vs. Pewitt Brahmas

The Rivercrest Rebels will square off against the Pewitt Brahmas at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.

On Tuesday, Rivercrest came up short against Detroit and fell 48-35. The Rebels have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, Pewitt was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They lost 47-26 to Bowie. While losing is never fun, the Brahmas can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1459th, while the Pirates are ranked 668th).

Pewitt's defeat dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Rivercrest, their loss dropped their record down to 9-20.

Rivercrest strolled past Pewitt when the teams last played back in December of 2024 by a score of 40-22. Will Rivercrest repeat their success, or does Pewitt have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.