The Jordan Warriors had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20 points), and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. They came out on top against Mayde Creek by a score of 65-55. Given Jordan's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 90th, while Mayde Creek is ranked 455th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading Jordan to victory were Elijah Black and Jaden Holt. Black scored 17 points along with six assists, while Holt scored 20 points. Another player making a difference was Rayan Fadika, who scored nine points along with two steals.
When it comes to explaining why Mayde Creek lost, one person who can't be blamed is Christian Gibson. Despite the final result, he scored 39 points along with three steals. Gibson hasn't dropped below 16 points for 16 straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Edwin Cleveland, who scored eight points.
Jordan pushed their record up to 26-8 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Mayde Creek, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost eight of their last nine matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-21 record this season.
Jordan is on the road again on Friday and plays Katy at 6:00 p.m. on February 16th. One thing working in Katy's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 11 matchups. As for Mayde Creek, they will head out on the road to square off against Paetow at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Mayde Creek focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 12 on Saturday.
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