The Sam Rayburn Rebels will be playing in front of their home fans against the Tom Bean Tomcats at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Sam Rayburn ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Celeste out 52-50. Winning may never get old, but Sam Rayburn sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Meanwhile, Tom Bean's game on Tuesday was all tied up 20-20 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They walked away with a 49-36 win over Whitewright. The win made it back-to-back wins for Tom Bean.
Tom Bean's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Dyson Farris led the charge by scoring 14 points along with five rebounds. Branson Ashlock was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with seven rebounds and two blocks.
Sam Rayburn has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season. As for Tom Bean, their win bumped their record up to 20-10.
Sam Rayburn didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Tom Bean in their previous matchup on January 2nd, but they still walked away with a 39-33 victory. Will Sam Rayburn repeat their success, or does Tom Bean have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
