The Houston Mustangs and the Wilson Tigers will face off at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday without much rest having both just played. Houston will be strutting in after a victory while Wilson will be coming in after a loss.
Houston's tournament run continued when they took on Jackson Day on Saturday. Houston took down Jackson Day 56-41. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mustangs.
Meanwhile, Wilson is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Desert Vista. Wilson was beaten by Desert Vista 74-42. The Tigers have been going strong on the season, but this is now their second defeat in a row.
Despite the loss, Wilson saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Logan Murray posted 21 points along with eight rebounds and four steals. That was a full 50% of Wilson's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's had more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Sharetta Jones, who earned five points.
Even though they lost, Wilson smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 39 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Houston is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Wilson, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 10-3.
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