La Marque is 2-8 against Brazosport since February of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The La Marque Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Brazosport Exporters at 6:30 p.m. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: La Marque has struggled recently with six defeats in a row, while Brazosport will arrive with three straight wins.
Last Friday, La Marque ended up a good deal behind Bay City and lost 56-39. La Marque has not had much luck with Bay City recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, Brazosport's game on Tuesday was all tied up 25-25 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They walked away with a 54-42 win over Bay City. Given Brazosport's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 385th, while Bay City is ranked 818th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Brazosport to victory, but perhaps none more so than Londyn Brown, who dropped a double-double on 11 rebounds and ten blocks. Brown hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for seven straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Deja El Amin, who scored 18 points along with nine rebounds and two steals.
La Marque's loss was their third straight at home, which bumped their record down to 4-15. As for Brazosport, their victory bumped their record up to 21-5.
La Marque was dealt a bruising 81-23 defeat at the hands of Brazosport in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. Will La Marque have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
