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The Rice Lady Raiders competed in a tournament during the last week of 2022. Stats and results for some of the games were not available by the time of press deadline. However, the results that were available reflected some major struggles for Rice. They took a 46-34 loss to Karnes City early in the tourney, and then later took a huge 54-14 loss to Nixon-Smiley the next day.
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The Raiders spent some time during the winter break to take on the Nixon-Smiley varsity tournament. Rice had some strong performances during the tourney, especially on the offensive end. In their wins, the Raiders offense was effective and potent. Led by All-Tournament selections Jalen Porch and Dyren Johnson, the Raiders reached the thirdplace game against Navarro in which they were defeated and claimed fourth place at the tournament.
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The Columbus Lady Cardinals took a short trip into Weimar during the winter break to take on the Weimar-hosted varsity tournament in the middle of the week. Columbus started off the tournament with a strong push with big performances on both ends of the court. Despite their strong performances in their victories, they also took a few defeats against opponents that took an advantage over Columbus in those areas. The Lady Cards finished the tournament with a 2-2 split after alternating wins and losses through four games.
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The Fall semester portion of the basketball season is coming to an end as the Lady Cards have found success in the early season. While they have not reached the lofty marks they set last season when they played an entire regular season without taking a single loss. Despite having a few games in the loss column this season, they seem to be just as dominant as they were last season with many blowouts and strong performances.
Read moreThe Columbus Lady Cardinals are going into Christmas with some holiday cheer after taking a big win in their most recent game against Sweeny. The Lady Cards controlled the game from the opening tip and forced their opponents into some difficult shots as they went on to take a double- digit, 47-33 victory to wrap up the midway point of the season.
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The Columbus Cardinals have gotten out to a much-improved start this season compared to their last season’s opening run. Through the first 14 games last season, the Cards had an 8-6 record before going on to win all but two of their district games to end the season strong. This year, the Cards stand at 10-4 through 14 games and are hoping they can finish this year with the same energy they did in 2021-22. They seem to be in a solid position to do so as their improved start is in direct correlation with the improvement the team has made across the board amongst their returning players.
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The Rice Lady Raiders enter the Holiday Break at 2-11 overall and 0-3 in district play.
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The Rice Raiders have taken huge strides on the offensive end this season as they strive to establish an identity in Rice basketball. Compared to last season, this year’s team plays much faster and puts a lot of pressure on opposing defenses with their handle and attacking. While the Raiders are still searching for some consistency on the defensive end, they have still made major improvements on that end which has led to the team to better overall results. MaxPreps.com reports the Raiders record at 4-6, already beating the mark they had in all of last season.
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