Tomball Memorial won the last time they faced Magnolia West and things went their way on Friday too. The Tomball Memorial Wildcats blew past the Magnolia West Mustangs, posting a 67-36 victory. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 358th, while the Mustangs are ranked 1160th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jayden Zinn and Thomas Watson certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Zinn went 7 of 11 on his way to 20 points and seven rebounds, while Watson posted nine points. That was a full 55.6% of Magnolia West's points, marking the third time in a row he's put up more than a third of the team's points.
Tomball Memorial is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.2 points per game. As for Magnolia West, they dropped their record down to 4-16 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Tomball Memorial wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 60-39 loss against Lufkin on the 27th. As for Magnolia West, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Magnolia at 1:00 p.m. on December 31st.
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