Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask La Marque). They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 55-53 victory over the Texas City Stingarees on Thursday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Cougars as it put an end to their 14-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Texas City's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Vasia Farris, who went 7 for 12 en route to 22 points plus eight steals, and Kamille Merchant, who had 17 points plus six rebounds and three steals. Farris is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of K Peoples, who scored seven points plus three steals.
La Marque's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-10. As for Texas City, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9.
La Marque has already played their next matchup (against Texas City), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Texas City, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 42-40 win against Pasadena on the 6th.
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