The Yoakum Bulldogs will take on the Rice Consolidated Raiders in a holiday battle at at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Yoakum is coming into the game hot, having won their last three games.
Last Tuesday, Yoakum strolled past Palacios with points to spare, taking the game 52-33. That's two games straight that the Bulldogs have won by exactly 19 points.
Meanwhile, Rice Consolidated hadn't done well against Industrial recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Rice Consolidated walked away with a 59-51 victory over Industrial.
Rice Consolidated is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 8-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.2 points per game. As for Yoakum, they pushed their record up to 6-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Yoakum didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Rice Consolidated in their previous meeting back in February, but they still walked away with a 68-64 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Yoakum since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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