The Rudder Rangers and the Porter Spartans will round out the year against one another at at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. Rudder is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.9 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Rudder lost to Lake Creek on the road by a 64-49 margin. The loss continues a trend for the Rangers in their matchups with the Lions: they've now lost four in a row.
12/20/24 @ Lake Creek | 10 |
11/18/24 vs Non Varsity Opponent | 10 |
12/05/24 vs Waco | 7 |
12/05/24 vs Wyatt | 7 |
12/13/24 vs Sulphur Springs | 6 |
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Brandon Cooks, who posted ten points and four steals. That's the most points he has posted since back in November. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaiah Davis, who had seven points.
Meanwhile, Porter was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were dealt a 58-29 loss at the hands of Tarkington. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 951st, while the Longhorns are ranked 236th).
Rudder's defeat dropped their record down to 10-6. As for Porter, their loss dropped their record down to 5-12.
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