Basketball Game Preview: Hallettsville Brahmas vs. Rice Consolidated Raiders

The Hallettsville Brahmas will challenge the Rice Consolidated Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Hallettsville is headed into the matchup having just posted their biggest victory since January 3rd on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Palacios with a sharp 56-36 win.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Rice Consolidated, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. Everything went their way against Tidehaven on Tuesday as Rice Consolidated made off with a 60-39 victory. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 630th, while the Tigers are ranked 1513th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Rice Consolidated pushed their record up to 20-7 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.8 points per game. As for Hallettsville, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-21.

Hallettsville came up short against Rice Consolidated when the teams last played back in January, falling 52-48. Will Hallettsville have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.