After flying high against Smithville last Friday, Navasota came back down to earth. The Navasota Rattlers fell to the La Grange Leopards 55-50. The game was a 21-21 toss-up at halftime, but the Rattlers couldn't quite close it out.
La Grange's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Brandon Mathis, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 16 boards. Those 16 rebounds gave Mathis a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Clayton Cooper, who posted seven points along with nine boards and six steals.
Navasota's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 20-9. As for La Grange, they have been performing well recently as they've won 13 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-8 record this season.
Navasota and La Grange should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings. Navasota (ranked 547th) will meet Giddings (ranked 1338th) at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Navasota will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive. Meanwhile, La Grange will square off against Smithville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday up 952 places (615 vs. 1567).
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