Two dominant guards in Savannah Roberts and Makennah Alexis are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Galena Park Yellowjackets will be taking part in a tournament against the Cypress Lakes Spartans at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday. Galena Park's defense has only allowed 25.4 points per game this season, so Cypress Lakes' offense will have their work cut out for them.
Galena Park is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their game on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 53-14 victory over Waltrip. The Yellowjackets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three matchups by 29 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Cypress Lakes and Jordan met for a duel last Tuesday where Cypress Lakes couldn't get it done. Cypress Lakes took a 53-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of Jordan. The Spartans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Cypress Lakes got top-tier performance from Alexis, who went 9 for 21 en route to 27 points plus eight steals. Alexis has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 40 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Makaylee Smith, who had three points in addition to eight rebounds and two steals.
Galena Park pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 18.9 points per game. As for Cypress Lakes, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
Galena Park came up short against Cypress Lakes when the teams last played back in November of 2014, falling 55-46. Can Galena Park avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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