There's no place like home for Miller, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They secured a 44-40 W over the King Mustangs on Tuesday. For the Buccaneers, this counts as revenge for the 44-40 victory the Mustangs walked away with the last time they faced one another back in December of 2023.
Leading Miller to victory were Hailey Martinez and Amorette Gallegos. Martinez posted 24 points, while Gallegos went 5 of 12 on her way to 11 points and six rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which Martinez has scored at least a third of Miller's points.
King lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Janiya Heard, who put up six points along with 15 boards and seven blocks. Those 15 boards gave Heard a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kamila Hernandez, who had seven points in addition to five assists and five boards.
Miller now has a winning record of 11-10. As for King, their loss was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 7-16.
Miller and King could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings. Miller (ranked 662nd) will meet Corpus Christi Moody (ranked 287th) at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. Miller is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak. Meanwhile, King (ranked 967th) will meet Alice (ranked 378th) at 12:15 p.m. on December 31st.
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