Basketball Recap: Make It Three in a Row for White

By Team Reports Dec 9, 2024, 8:02am

Basketball Recap: White Longhorns vs. Silsbee Tigers

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White entered their tilt with Silsbee on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Silsbee Tigers 69-44. The Longhorns have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three contests by 22 points or more this season.

Silsbee lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Payton Jones, who posted 19 points in addition to six rebounds and two steals. That was a full 43.2% of Silsbee's points, marking the eighth time in a row he's had more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Billy Boulwen, who posted 13 points plus six rebounds.

White's win bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Silsbee, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6.

White wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 60-27 victory against Samuell on the 6th. As for Silsbee, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 78-59 loss against West Brook on the 6th.

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