Tyler Legacy picked up another tournament win on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand the East Texas Homeschool Sports Chargers a 2-0 shutout. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 251st, while the Chargers are ranked 758th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Micah Dragoo and Will Mason certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Dragoo went 10 for 17 on his way to 23 points in addition to seven rebounds and five assists, while Mason dropped a double-double on 24 points and 11 boards. Mason is becoming a predictor of East Texas Homeschool Sports' success: when he posts at least eight rebounds the team is 10-4 (and 2-3 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Fruge, who posted three points and 12 rebounds.
Tyler Legacy has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 12-11 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.0 points per game. As for East Texas Homeschool Sports, they moved to 12-7 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Tyler Legacy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 54-46 win against Forney on the 27th. As for East Texas Homeschool Sports, they will square off against Marshall Christian Academy at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday. East Texas Homeschool Sports is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.8 points per game this season.
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