If Columbia was riding high fresh off their 74-54 takedown of Sweeny last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Columbia Roughnecks took a 52-41 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Needville Bluejays on Tuesday. The Roughnecks were not able to make up for their loss to the Bluejays from their previous meeting back in November of 2022.
Needville's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jaydon Ortiz led the charge by going 8 for 10 on his way to 18 points. Bohdan Zeitz was another key player, putting up 17 points.
Columbia has traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last ten games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-16 record this season. As for Needville, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-11.
Columbia will square off against El Campo at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. El Campo has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Needville, they will head out to face off against Bay City at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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