The Miller Buccaneers will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the Gregory-Portland Wildcats at 1:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Miller is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Corpus Christi Moody to the tune of 65-34 on Friday. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Buccaneers had established a 23 point advantage.
Miller's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Lamarcus Cullum led the charge by putting up 11 points and seven rebounds. Another player making a difference was Trevor Long, who posted five points in addition to seven rebounds and four steals.
Miller smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive boards. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since back in December of 2023.
Meanwhile, Gregory-Portland waltzed into their match on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They enjoyed a cozy 74-56 win over the Coyotes. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 168th, while the Coyotes are ranked 921st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Gregory-Portland is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 17 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season. As for Miller, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-6.
Miller couldn't quite finish off Gregory-Portland when the teams last played back in January and fell 63-60. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gregory-Portland's Shawn Williams, who dropped a double-double on 28 points and ten boards. Now that Miller knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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