Ricebirds
| 01/03/25 vs Brazosport | 73 |
| 11/05/24 vs Rice Consolidated | 62 |
| 12/07/24 vs Bloomington | 61 |
| 12/10/24 vs La Marque | 59 |
| 12/27/24 @ Louise | 56 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask El Campo). They walked away with a 73-66 victory over the Brazosport Exporters on Friday. This was payback for the Ricebirds, who suffered a 60-45 loss the last time these two teams met.
Riannah Miles was her usual excellent self, shooting 5-for-9 from long range and dropping a double-double on 28 points and 11 rebounds. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 15.4 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Hannah White, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 13 boards.
El Campo smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 15 offensive boards in six consecutive matches.
Several Exporters players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Amaya Waddy, who went 7 of 17 on her way to 16 points in addition to four blocks and three steals. The dominant performance gave Waddy a new career-high in blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Eshanti Green, who posted 16 points along with seven boards and five steals.
El Campo has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 12-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.0 points per game. As for Brazosport, their defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 10-10.
El Campo will head out to take on Sweeny at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. El Campo is facing Sweeny at the right time seeing as Sweeny is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Brazosport, they will host La Marque at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Brazosport's favor as the squad sits on four straight wins at home while La Marque has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
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