The Needville Bluejays will be playing at home against the El Campo Ricebirds at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Needville will be looking to keep their nine-game home win streak alive.
It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Needville ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They managed a 45-41 victory over Navasota. Given Needville's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 320th, while Navasota is ranked 673rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Needville got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Bohdan Zeitz out in front who scored 12 points along with five rebounds and two steals. Caden Slater was another key contributor, scoring 12 points.
El Campo won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Tuesday. Their rough 60-36 loss to Sealy might stick with them for a while. El Campo was down 50-22 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Needville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-5 record this season. As for El Campo, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-19 record this season.
Needville beat El Campo 42-29 when the teams last played back in January. Will Needville repeat their success, or does El Campo have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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