Columbia waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 72-64 win over the El Campo Ricebirds. This was a revenge game for the Roughnecks: when they faced off against the Ricebirds back in January, they had to take a 47-27 loss.
Kaison Lewis
| 02/04/25 @ El Campo | 22 |
| 01/31/25 vs Needville | 20 |
| 01/28/25 @ Sweeny | 26 |
Columbia's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kaison Lewis, who went 9 of 22 to rack up 22 points. Lewis' evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 20 points. The team also got some help courtesy of William Murrell, who went 5 for 6 en route to 14 points and five steals.
Columbia smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in eight consecutive games.
Columbia's record now sits at 10-22. As for El Campo, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-17.
Columbia didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 59-44 loss against Bay City on the 7th. As for El Campo, they have also already played their next contest, an 87-33 defeat against La Marque on the 7th.
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