El Campo was the 59-40 winner over La Marque when they last played one another back in December of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The El Campo Ricebirds fell just short of the La Marque Cougars by a score of 41-39 on Tuesday. The Ricebirds have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
01/14/25 @ La Marque | 5 |
01/10/25 vs Columbia | 7 |
01/07/25 @ Sweeny | 4 |
01/03/25 vs Brazosport | 5 |
12/28/24 vs Tidehaven | 3 |
Several Ricebirds players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Madison Holmes, who posted six points and five steals. Holmes is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 13 games she's played. Another player making a difference was Mac?Yia Warner, who scored seven points and eight rebounds.
Even though they lost, El Campo smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in 16 consecutive games.
El Campo's defeat dropped their record down to 13-12. As for La Marque, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-18.
El Campo has already played their next matchup, a 45-41 win against Wharton on the 17th. As for La Marque, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 71-39 loss against Columbia on the 17th.
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