The Buna Cougars will head out on the road to square off against the Orangefield Bobcats at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Buna focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 29 on Friday.
Buna unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak. They were outmatched by Kountze at home and fell 66-38. While losing is never fun, Buna can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 475th, while Kountze is ranked 203rd).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the most dominant came from Reese Sherman, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 14 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Brynn Branch, who scored 14 points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, Orangefield came tearing into Friday's game with ten straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21.1 points) and they left with even more momentum. They skirted past Kirbyville 36-33. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory Orangefield has posted yet this season.
Buna's defeat dropped their record down to 20-9. As for Orangefield, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-4.
Buna came up short against Orangefield in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 53-47. Can Buna avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
