Basketball Recap: Sam Rayburn's Win on Friday Extends Winning Streak to Five
By Team Reports
Jan 2, 2025, 8:19am
Basketball Recap: Sam Rayburn Rebels vs. Wolfe City Wolves

Rebels
12/20/24 vs Wolfe City | 52-26 |
12/17/24 vs Celeste | 49-23 |
12/14/24 @ Alvord | 60-49 |
12/10/24 vs Rivercrest | 41-30 |
12/03/24 @ Lindsay | 56-44 |
Sam Rayburn had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They put the hurt on the Wolfe City Wolves with a sharp 52-26 victory. The Rebels have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 23 points or more this season.
Despite the defeat, Wolfe City saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Noah Adams dropped a double-double on 18 points and 11 rebounds. Wolfe City is 2-1 when Adams posts ten or more rebounds, but 2-7 otherwise.
Sam Rayburn is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.7 points per game. As for Wolfe City, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-8.
Sam Rayburn didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 66-48 win against New Diana on the 26th. Wolfe City has also already played their next match, a 54-27 loss against Blue Ridge on the 26th.
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