The Orange Grove Bulldogs will face off against the Banquete Bulldogs at 12:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Orange Grove is headed into the contest having just posted their closest victory since December 7th on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Hebbronville 29-27. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
Meanwhile, Banquete was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a blow against McMullen County, falling 64-26. The game marked the Bulldogs' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Banquete's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Orange Grove, their victory bumped their record up to 8-11.
Orange Grove didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Banquete when the teams last played back in November of 2021, but they still walked away with a 39-35 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Orange Grove 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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