The Raymondville Bearkats managed to keep up with the Rivera Raiders until halftime on Friday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Raymondville's rough 55-35 loss to Rivera might stick with them for a while. While losing is never fun, Raymondville can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1060th, while Rivera is ranked 361st).
Rivera got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Isaiah Cuellar out in front who scored 10 points along with 6 rebounds and 3 steals. Cuellar has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last six times he's played. Dylan Velez was another key contributor, scoring 11 points.
Raymondville are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4. As for Rivera, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Raymondville will take on Lopez at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Rivera, they will head out on the road to face off against Economedes at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Economedes will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
