Basketball Recap: Miller Comes Up Short

Miller was the 69-67 winner over Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial when they last played one another back in February of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Miller Buccaneers were outmatched by the Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial Eagles and fell 91-59. While losing is never fun, the Buccaneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 890th, while the Eagles are ranked 15th).

Anthony Perryman

Steals

01/02/25 vs Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial	2
12/31/24 vs Carroll	4
12/28/24 vs Flour Bluff	3
12/27/24 @ Gregory-Portland	4
12/20/24 @ Corpus Christi Moody	2

Miller lost on Thursday despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Anthony Perryman, who posted nine points and five assists. Perryman is also crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Trevor Long, who went 5 of 12 on his way to 11 points.

Billy White Iii continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial, dropping a double-double on 17 points and ten boards. The dominant performance also gave White Iii a new career-high in assists (seven). Jaron Couture was another key player, going 7 of 12 on his way to 17 points and five rebounds.

Miller's defeat dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial, the win keeps them at an undefeated 24-0.

Miller wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 66-42 victory against Alice on the 4th. As for Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 93-43 win against Flour Bluff on the 4th.