The Tidehaven Tigers will face off against the Rice Consolidated Raiders at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Tidehaven has seven straight wins, Rice Consolidated has 15 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Tuesday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Tidehaven beat Palacios 43-37. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 324th, while the Sharks are ranked 863rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Rice Consolidated took a blow against Edna on Friday, falling 65-24.
Rice Consolidated's loss dropped their record down to 1-19. As for Tidehaven, their victory bumped their record up to 25-1.
Everything went Tidehaven's way against Rice Consolidated when the teams last played back in January of 2024, as Tidehaven made off with a 42-20 win. Will Tidehaven repeat their success, or does Rice Consolidated have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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