Basketball Preview: West Orange-Stark Mustangs vs. Silsbee Tigers
West Orange-Stark is 1-9 against Silsbee since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The West Orange-Stark Mustangs will host the Silsbee Tigers at 6:00 p.m.
West Orange-Stark is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Orangefield last Monday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. West Orange-Stark came up short against Orangefield, falling 62-36.
Meanwhile, Silsbee won against Port Arthur Memorial last Monday with 63 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Tuesday. Silsbee narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Beaumont United 63-60. The victory was nothing new for the Tigers as they're now sitting on three straight.
Silsbee can attribute much of their success to Jena Warden, who went 6 for 13 en route to 21 points plus five steals, and Amiya Ulmar, who posted six points along with 11 rebounds and four steals. Warden's afternoon made it five games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Ayana Washington, who scored eight points along with two steals.
Silsbee's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-5. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.7 points per game. As for West Orange-Stark, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
West Orange-Stark was taken down by Silsbee 93-33 in their previous matchup back in February. Thankfully for West Orange-Stark, Monica Bottley (who went 21 for 32 en route to 46 points plus three steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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