Needville and Wharton are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2019, but not for long. The Needville Bluejays will square off against the Wharton Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Needville is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against La Marque on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Needville came up short against La Marque, falling 60-40. While losing is never fun, the Bluejays can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 851st, while the Cougars are ranked 154th).
Meanwhile, everything went Wharton's way against Columbia on Friday as Wharton made off with a 77-51 victory. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matches by 24 points or more this season.
Needville better keep an eye on Jacoryan Dickerson. He was instrumental in Wharton's win, dropping a double-double on 31 points and 22 rebounds. Dickerson has been hot, having posted nine or more boards the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jameir Hearne-Robinson, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds.
Wharton has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-11 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 29 points. As for Needville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-14.
Needville opened the new year with a less-than-successful 52-39 loss to Wharton. Can Needville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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