The Pollok Central Bulldogs won the last time they faced the Pineywoods Community Academy Timberwolves, and things went their way on Tuesday too. Pollok Central walked away with a 48-35 win over Pineywoods Community Academy. Given Pollok Central's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 461st, while Pineywoods Community Academy is ranked 1212th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Wyatt Graham continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 15 points along with six steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Dillan Hatcher, who scored nine points along with five rebounds.
Pineywoods Community Academy's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Zeke Shepherd, who scored 12 points along with two steals, and Jaziel Reyes who scored 12 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. That was a full 34.3% of Pineywoods Community Academy's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Pollok Central is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-8 record this season. As for Pineywoods Community Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-19.
Pollok Central will head out on the road to challenge Newton at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Pollok Central is coming into the contest with five straight wins on the road, so Newton is out to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Pineywoods Community Academy, they will square off against Central Heights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pineywoods Community Academy is coming into the match with five straight losses on the road, meaning Central Heights will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory.
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