| 01/17/25 - Home | 53-50 W |
| 02/20/24 - Home | 46-54 L |
| 11/30/23 - Neutral | 70-46 W |
| 12/01/22 - Neutral | 63-38 W |
| 02/04/22 - Home | 30-46 L |
| + 5 more games |
Needville and Sweeny are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2016, but not for long. The Needville Bluejays will head out on the road to take on the Sweeny Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Needville ended up a good deal behind Brazosport and lost 59-44. The loss continues a trend for the Bluejays in their matchups with the Exporters: they've now lost six in a row.
Meanwhile, Sweeny was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were beaten by Wharton 90-40. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1377th, while the Tigers are ranked 641st).
Needville will have to contain Clinton King -Varner as he made an impact in Sweeny's last game. He dropped a double-double on 20 points and 11 rebounds. King -Varner has been hot, having posted eight or more boards the last six times he's played.
Even though they lost, Sweeny smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their offensive rebound total in three consecutive matches.
Sweeny's loss dropped their record down to 3-24. As for Needville, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-17.
Needville skirted past Sweeny 53-50 when the teams last played back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Needville since the squad 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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