Basketball Recap: Bland Makes It 13 in a Row at Home

Bland waltzed into their contest on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They strolled past the Sam Rayburn Rebels with points to spare, taking the game 54-35. The Tigers pushed the score to 46-24 by the end of the third, a deficit the Rebels cut but never quite recovered from.

Tigers

Previous Games (Home)

01/11/25 vs Sam Rayburn	54-35
01/03/25 vs Trenton	59-26
12/13/24 vs Whitewright	63-38
11/25/24 vs Como-Pickton	71-29
11/23/24 vs Blue Ridge	63-33
+ 8 more games

Bland pushed their record up to 17-1 with the win, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.5 points per game. As for Sam Rayburn, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-6.

Bland and Sam Rayburn should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings. Bland (ranked 190th) will meet Wolfe City (ranked 814th) at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Sam Rayburn will challenge Trenton at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday up 875 places (498 vs. 1373).