The Needville Bluejays will stay at home for another game and welcome the Sweeny Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on February 20th. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Needville has not done well against Royal recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Needville managed a 65-59 win over Royal. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Needville relied on the efforts of Caden Slater, who scored 15 points along with eight assists and three steals, and Bohdan Zeitz, who scored 23 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Slater has scored all season. Keilan Sweeny was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with three steals.
Meanwhile, Sweeny's game on Friday was all tied up 21-21 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They came out on top against Van Vleck by a score of 39-32. The win was just what Sweeny needed coming off of a 77-48 defeat in their prior matchup.
Needville pushed their record up to 23-5 with that win, which was their tenth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.9 points per game. As for Sweeny, the win got them back to even at 17-17.
Everything went Needville's way against Sweeny in their previous matchup back in November of 2023 as Needville made off with a 70-46 win. In that matchup, Needville amassed a halftime lead of 36-15, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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