Preview: Springlake-Earth Wolverines vs. Miami Warriors
The Springlake-Earth Wolverines's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Miami Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on February 23rd. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Springlake-Earth walked away with it. They really took it to the Cougars for the full four quarters, racking up a 104-38 victory on the road. Springlake-Earth's offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Springlake-Earth had a senior duo take command as Jj Jaramillo scored 33 points along with seven steals and five rebounds and Isaiah Tovar scored 26 points along with eight rebounds and six steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Tovar has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Kaleb Castillo, who scored 21 points.
Meanwhile, Miami had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 30.5 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 56-26 victory over White Deer at home. Given Miami's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 745th, while White Deer is ranked 1491st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Springlake-Earth has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 17-9 record this season. As for Miami, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-4.
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