The Lanier Voks will venture away from home to take on the Sam Houston Hurricanes at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lanier has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with 15 straight defeats, while Sam Houston will come in with 13 straight victories.
On Friday, Lanier had to suffer through a 63-25 loss at the hands of Brackenridge. While losing is never fun, the Voks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1374th, while the Eagles are ranked 675th).
Meanwhile, Sam Houston didn't have too much trouble with Fox Tech on Friday as they won 37-19.
Sam Houston found their leader in sophomore Jakiyah Caldwell, who posted 25 points. The dominant performance gave Caldwell a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jailynn Shuler, who earned five points.
Sam Houston's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 22-4. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.4 points per game. As for Lanier, their loss dropped their record down to 2-24.
Lanier took a serious blow against Sam Houston in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 72-20. Can Lanier avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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