A feisty cat fight will be fought as the Tigers duke it out with the Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Goliad sitting on four straight wins and Columbus on nine.
Goliad is headed into the contest having just posted their closest victory since November 25, 2024 on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Nixon-Smiley 41-39.
Meanwhile, Columbus strolled past Industrial with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 69-53.
Goliad better keep an eye on Grayson Rigdon. He was instrumental in Columbus' win, dropping a double-double with 26 points and ten boards. That makes it four consecutive games in which Rigdon has scored at least a third of Columbus' points. Another player making a difference was Camdon Pitchford, who went 7-for-15 to rack up 18 points and eight assists.
Columbus smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 14 offensive rebounds in 11 consecutive games.
Columbus pushed their record up to 12-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.2 points over those games. As for Goliad, they now have a winning record of 15-14.
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