Rice extended their losing streak to six on Friday, dropping them down to 9-15. They received a blow as they fell 63-46 to the Scurry-Rosser Wildcats. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Wildcats this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 59-42 on January 6th.
As for Scurry-Rosser, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 10-16. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.0 points over those games.
Eli Hutchins went supernova, shooting 58% from the field to rack up 23 points. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (83%). Another player making a difference was Caleb Peavy, who posted eight points and 14 boards.
Coincidentally, Rice and Scurry-Rosser will both be playing Palmer the next time they take the court. The Wildcats will head out to face the Bulldogs at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday, while the Bulldogs will host them at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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