Rice was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 11th straight defeat. They were beaten by the Palmer Bulldogs 78-35. While losing is never fun, Rice can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1315th, while Palmer is ranked 370th).
Rice's loss dropped their record down to 5-15. As for Palmer, the victory (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 18-7.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Keene the next time they take the court. Rice will host Keene at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, while Palmer will host them at 7:30 p.m. on February 7th.
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