The Columbus Cardinals will face off against the West Oso Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Columbus is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Everything went their way against Hondo as Columbus made off with a 70-45 victory. The win was nothing new for the Cardinals as they're now sitting on four straight.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask West Oso). They blew past Raymondville, posting a 96-25 victory. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 231st, while the Bearkats are ranked 1212th), the result on Thursday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Columbus better keep an eye on Milauni Williams. She was instrumental in West Oso's win, dropping a triple-double with 29 points, 18 rebounds, and ten steals. Williams continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Malaigha sweats, who dropped a double-double with 24 points and 12 boards.
West Oso smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 31 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 37 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
West Oso has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 18 games, which provided a nice bump to their 29-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 23.2 points over those games. As for Columbus, their record now sits at 28-9.
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