The Sterling Rangers are taking a road trip to square off against the Nederland Bulldogs at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Sterling will be strutting in after a victory while Nederland will be coming in after a loss.
Sterling is headed into the game having just posted their closest win since November 21st on Saturday. They had just enough and edged Channelview out 64-62. Given the Rangers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 383rd, while the Falcons are ranked 1050th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Nederland ended up a good deal behind Lufkin on Saturday and lost 46-29. The Bulldogs have struggled against the Panthers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Sterling is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.1 points per game. As for Nederland, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-6.
Sterling beat Nederland 64-57 in their previous meeting back in February. Will Sterling repeat their success, or does Nederland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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