The Bandera BULLDOGS and the Randolph Ro-Hawks will face off at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Bandera sitting on four straight victories and Randolph on three.
Bandera saw some tournament action on Friday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 60-27 win over Natalia. Given the BULLDOGS's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 478th, while the Mustangs are ranked 1219th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Elijah Salas and Jeffry Thomas were among the main playmakers for Bandera as the former went 6 of 9 en route to 19 points and five rebounds and the latter posted 12 points along with six assists and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Anden Degrote, who put up nine points and six rebounds.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Randolph's strategy against Lutheran on Friday. Randolph blew past Lutheran 69-47. The Ro-Hawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matchups by 22 points or more this season.
Bandera has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.3 points per game. As for Randolph, they pushed their record up to 14-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Bandera came out on top in a nail-biter against Randolph when the teams last played two weeks ago, sneaking past 45-42. Does Bandera have another victory up their sleeve, or will Randolph turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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