Basketball Recap: Michael Scruggs and Anthony Phagans Secure Win for Pflugerville Connally

By Team Reports Dec 31, 2024, 9:58am

Basketball Recap: Pflugerville Connally Cougars vs. Victoria West Warriors

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Previous 3 Games

12/28/24 vs Victoria West60-35
12/27/24 vs Aransas Pass64-38
12/27/24 vs Edinburg60-39

Pflugerville Connally had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Victoria West Warriors as they made off with a 60-35 victory. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 221st, while the Warriors are ranked 799th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Leading Pflugerville Connally to victory were Anthony Phagans and Michael Scruggs. Phagans posted 18 points, while Scruggs earned 14 points. Another player making a difference was Joshua Doe, who had eight points.

Pflugerville Connally is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.0 points per game. As for Victoria West, their loss dropped their record down to 7-9.

Pflugerville Connally wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 66-35 win against Brenham on the 28th. As for Victoria West, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 52-50 defeat against Edna on the 30th.

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