Basketball Recap: Rudder Takes Down Bastrop in a Playoff Battle

Rangers

Previous 5 Games

02/18/25 vs Bastrop	73-54
02/14/25 vs Iowa Colony	62-57
02/10/25 vs Kingwood Park	64-40
02/04/25 vs Montgomery	50-43
01/31/25 @ Brenham	56-27

With a playoff win on the line, Rudder rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They enjoyed a cozy 73-54 win over the Bastrop Bears. Winning may never get old, but the Rangers sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.

Despite the defeat, Bastrop had strong showings from Navaeh Jones, who dropped a double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds, and Keyaira Limuel, who dropped a double-double with 21 points and 12 boards. Jones is on a roll when it comes to boards, as she's now pulled down nine or more in each of the last 20 games she's played.

Rudder's record is now 15-11. As for Bastrop, their loss dropped their record down to 34-5.

Rudder has already played their next contest (against Barbers Hill), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Bastrop does not have any more games scheduled as of now.