The Orange Grove Bulldogs will venture away from home to challenge the Falfurrias Fightin' Jerseys at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Orange Grove is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Bishop just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They lost 64-43 to the Badgers. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Bulldogs have suffered since December 13, 2024.
Meanwhile, Falfurrias was just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 60-59 to Banquete. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (56), the Fightin' Jerseys still had to take the loss.
Falfurrias has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 15-10 record this season. As for Orange Grove, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-12.
Everything came up roses for Orange Grove against Falfurrias in their previous meeting back in December of 2018, as the team secured a 90-44 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Falfurrias' Mando Ramos, who went 13 for 22 en route to 28 points along with eight boards and three steals. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Orange Grove to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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