Preview: Pasadena Memorial Mavericks vs. Alief Taylor Lions
The Pasadena Memorial Mavericks will take on the Alief Taylor Lions in a holiday battle at 7:00 p.m. on Friday at. Pasadena Memorial is looking to tack on another W to their nine-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Winning is just a little bit easier when you work as a team to rack up ten more assists than your opponent, a fact Pasadena Memorial proved on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 67-47 margin over Alief Elsik. That 67-47 margin sets a new team best for Pasadena Memorial this season.
Pasadena Memorial can attribute much of their success to Robert Miller lll, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 14 rebounds, and Chris Jones Jr., who scored 28 points along with six rebounds. The contest was Miller lll's 13th in a row with at least ten points. Bredyn Gilbreath was another key contributor, scoring seven points.
Meanwhile, Alief Taylor came up short against South Houston on Tuesday and fell 59-46. While losing is never fun, Alief Taylor can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 413th, while South Houston is ranked 85th).
Pasadena Memorial is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Alief Taylor, their loss dropped their record down to 8-6.
