The Silsbee Tigers will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Wheatley Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on March 1st. One thing working in Silsbee's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 12 matches.
With a playoff game on the line, Silsbee rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They enjoyed a cozy 71-56 win over the Longhorns. Given Silsbee's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 101st, while Hamshire-Fannett is ranked 203rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Silsbee got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jared Harris out in front who scored 19 points along with six rebounds and five assists. Harris has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last nine times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jarmarion Elam, who scored 17 points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, Wheatley entered their tilt with La Vega with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. Wheatley walked away with a 64-53 victory over La Vega on Tuesday.
Silsbee is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 26-9 record this season. As for Wheatley, their win bumped their record up to 23-6.
Silsbee didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Wheatley in their previous matchup back in March of 2015, but they still walked away with a 83-79 victory. Will Silsbee repeat their success, or does Wheatley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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