Rudder won the last time they faced Royal and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Rudder Rangers came out on top against the Royal Falcons by a score of 68-59. Given the Rangers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 524th, while the Falcons are ranked 1185th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Royal's loss came despite strong showings from Braylon Reado and Mikey Lang. Reado dropped a double-double on 11 points and 18 boards, while Lang posted 15 points and six assists. Reado has been hot recently, having posted 17 or more boards the last three times he's played. Elijah Mathews was another key player, putting up six points.
Rangers
| 12/10/24 @ Royal | 68-59 |
| 12/07/24 vs Trinity Leadership | 43-41 |
| 12/06/24 @ University | 40-75 |
| 12/06/24 vs Texas Lions HomeSchool | 37-48 |
| 12/05/24 vs Waco | 67-49 |
Rudder's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-4. As for Royal, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-9.
Rudder wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 52-46 win against Lake Belton on the 12th. As for Royal, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 63-60 victory against International Leadership of Texas Katy Westpark on the 12th.
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