With a playoff game on the line, the Sweeny Bulldogs rose to the challenge on Friday. They managed a 70-66 victory over the Texans. With that victory, Sweeny brought their scoring average up to 50.3 points per game.
Leading Sweeny to victory were Kendrick Hernandez and Cameron Alexander. Hernandez scored 16 points along with six rebounds and two steals, while Alexander scored 19 points along with five rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Alexander has scored all season. Sloan Novak was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with six rebounds.
Wimberley lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Paul Gumbert-mendoza, who scored 22 points along with seven assists and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Sharp, who scored 14 points along with three steals.
The win was the third in a row for Sweeny, bringing their record for this year to 19-17. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.3 points per game. As for Wimberley, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-15.
Sweeny is on the road again on Tuesday and plays Iowa Colony at 7:00 p.m. on February 27th. Iowa Colony knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past four matches -- so hopefully Sweeny likes a good challenge. Wimberley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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