The Sam Rayburn Rebels will challenge the Honey Grove Warriors at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.
Last Tuesday, Sam Rayburn earned a 46-35 win over Trenton. Given the Rebels' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 392nd, while the Tigers are ranked 1619th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Honey Grove's strategy against Celeste on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Honey Grove blew Celeste out of the water with a 61-32 final score. The Warriors have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Honey Grove is also on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.9 points per game. As for Sam Rayburn, they pushed their record up to 18-3 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road.
Sam Rayburn and Honey Grove were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, but Sam Rayburn came up empty-handed after a 44-43 loss. Will Sam Rayburn have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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