Having just played yesterday, the Westbury Huskies will jump right back in to play the Milby Buffs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Westbury has four straight wins, Milby has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Westbury's tournament run continued when they took on Houston Math Science & Tech on Thursday. Westbury walked away with a 49-37 victory over Houston Math Science & Tech.
Meanwhile, Milby was beaten by Spring Woods 87-51 on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Buffs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1336th, while the Tigers are ranked 652nd).
Westbury will have to keep a close watch on Albert Sample III and Isaiah Washington, a pair of players who had a big impact on Milby's prior game. Sample III posted eight points in addition to five boards and three steals, while Washington dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds. The dominant performance gave Washington a new career-high in boards.
Even though they lost, Milby smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in four consecutive matchups.
Milby's loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Westbury, their win bumped their record up to 5-6.
Westbury strolled past Milby when the teams last played back in November by a score of 66-48. Will Westbury repeat their success, or does Milby have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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