Basketball Recap: Langham Creek Skates Past Waller with Ease

A well-balanced attack led Langham Creek over Waller in every quarter on their way to victory on Wednesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Langham Creek Lobos blew the Waller Bulldogs out of the water with a 59-24 final score. Given the Lobos' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 228th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 513th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Langham Creek's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Brooke Prevost, who almost dropped a triple-double on 16 points, 11 rebounds, and nine steals. The matchup was Prevost's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Envy Jackson, who went 7 for 13 on her way to 18 points and three steals.

Langham Creek was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Waller only posted four assists.

Despite the loss, Waller had strong showings from Jayana Phillips, who posted 11 points along with eight boards and three steals, and Trinity Prince, who earned six points and seven rebounds. Phillips continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played.

The victory made it two in a row for Langham Creek and bumps their season record up to 18-13. As for Waller, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 14-16.

Langham Creek has already played their next contest (against Cypress Lakes), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Waller will head out on the road to square off against Cypress Springs at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Cypress Springs will roll in looking for their 22nd straight win, something Waller surely won't give up without a fight.