The Sterling Raiders will head out on the road to face off against the Galena Park Yellowjackets at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Sterling is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Sharpstown 68-8 on Tuesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Sterling to victory, but perhaps none more so than Destiny Lewis, who went 12 for 18 on her way to 29 points in addition to eight steals and six assists. That makes it three consecutive games in which Lewis has scored at least a third of Sterling's points. Madison Morrow was another key player, dropping a double-double on 20 points and 11 boards.
Meanwhile, after only 19 points in their last game, Galena Park made sure to put some points up on the board against Madison on Tuesday. Galena Park really took it to Madison for the full four quarters, racking up a 61-15 win. With the Yellowjackets ahead 32-9 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Sterling pushed their record up to 9-12 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 18.0 points per game. As for Galena Park, their win bumped their record up to 11-9.
Sterling came up short against Galena Park in their previous matchup back in November of 2024, falling 36-29. Can Sterling avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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