The Raymondville Bearkats will face off against the IDEA Riverview Rockets at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Raymondville is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 67-63 heartbreaker at the hands of Santa Rosa.
| 12/31/24 vs Santa Rosa | 2 |
| 12/28/24 @ Rio Hondo | 4 |
| 12/20/24 vs Lyford | 2 |
| 12/17/24 @ Progreso | 4 |
Raymondville might have lost, but man, Colt Cavazos was a machine: he dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten boards. Cavazos has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jaden Mendez, who went 6 of 13 en route to 14 points and six rebounds.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask IDEA Riverview). They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat IDEA Frontier College Prep 86-50. While the Rockets didn't have the best season last year (they finished 1-13), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
IDEA Riverview's win ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 6-4. As for Raymondville, their loss dropped their record down to 10-7.
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