Basketball Recap: Sterling Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Feb 20, 2025, 7:56am

Basketball Recap: Sterling Raiders vs. Fort Bend Marshall Buffalos

Sterling and Fort Bend Marshall squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Sterling had to settle for second. They were beaten by the Fort Bend Marshall Buffalos 77-47. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Raiders have suffered since December 28, 2024.

Braydon Hughes

Points

02/18/25 vs Fort Bend Marshall22
02/12/25 vs Galena Park21
02/08/25 vs Sharpstown19
02/03/25 @ Waltrip23
02/01/25 vs Spring Woods15
+ 3 more games

Sterling lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Braydon Hughes, who went 6-for-7 from beyond the arc on his way to 22 points. His evening made it eight games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan Collins, who posted six points in addition to six boards and six steals.

Sterling's defeat dropped their record down to 15-14. As for Fort Bend Marshall, they are on a roll lately: they've won 24 of their last 25 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 33-2 record this season.

Sterling does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Fort Bend Marshall, they will challenge McCallum at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as McCallum comes in on three and Fort Bend Marshall on 18.

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