Wharton suffered their biggest defeat since December 3, 2024 on Thursday. They had to suffer through a 77-46 loss at the hands of the La Marque Cougars. The loss continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Cougars: they've now lost three in a row.
| 01/23/25 @ La Marque | 13 |
| 01/17/25 vs El Campo | 12 |
| 01/14/25 @ Sweeny | 16 |
| 01/10/25 @ Brazosport | 9 |
When it comes to explaining why Wharton lost, don't look at Jacoryan Dickerson. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 14 points and 13 boards. Dickerson has been hot recently, having posted nine or more rebounds the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jameir Hearne-Robinson, who posted six points and three steals.
Wharton's defeat dropped their record down to 18-11. As for La Marque, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 29-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Wharton and Columbia will face off at 6:30 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. Wharton is facing Columbia at the right time seeing as Columbia is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for La Marque, they won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Needville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Needville has insisted on making their lastfour contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 2-2 during that stretch of close contests.
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