The El Campo Ricebirds will head out on the road to challenge the La Marque Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
On Tuesday, El Campo came up short against Columbia and fell 72-64.
Meanwhile, La Marque had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 40.4 points) and they went ahead and made it ten on Tuesday. They really took it to the Bulldogs for the full four quarters, racking up a 105-31 victory. With the Cougars ahead 49-13 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
La Marque's win was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 33-2. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.5 points per game. As for El Campo, their loss dropped their record down to 12-17.
El Campo was taken down by La Marque 69-26 in their previous meeting back in January. Can El Campo avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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