Having just played yesterday, the Orangefield Bobcats will jump right back in to play the Rudder Rangers at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Orangefield knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Rudder likes a good challenge.
Orangefield's tournament run continued when they took on West Fork on Friday. Orangefield came out on top against West Fork by a score of 73-64. Given the Bobcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 317th, while the Gators are ranked 635th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 12/27/24 vs West Fork | 34 |
| 12/06/24 vs Marion | 28 |
| 11/19/24 @ West Orange-Stark | 27 |
| 11/23/24 @ Little Cypress-Mauriceville | 27 |
| 12/20/24 @ Kirbyville | 27 |
Jaden Scales was his usual excellent self, going 12 of 18 en route to 34 points and five assists. Those 34 points gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Nick Rogers, who posted ten points and six rebounds.
Meanwhile, everything went Rudder's way against Rockdale on Friday as Rudder made off with a 67-46 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rangers.
Rudder's win came from a few key players Orangefield will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Randon Cooks, who went 6 of 15 on his way to 18 points in addition to six boards and three steals. He is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayden Holmes, who had ten points and seven steals.
Orangefield is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.2 points per game. As for Rudder, their victory bumped their record up to 12-6.
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