After flying high against the Pasadena Eagles last Saturday, the Sam Rayburn Texans came back down to earth. Sam Rayburn's rough 72-48 loss to Pasadena Memorial on Wednesday might stick with them for a while. Sam Rayburn has not had much luck with Pasadena Memorial recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Despite the defeat, Sam Rayburn saw an underclassman step up: Kimari Mikell scored 17 points. Yvette Gutierrez was another key contributor, scoring nine points.
Pasadena Memorial's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Gwendlyn Mcgrew, who scored 19 points along with nine rebounds and eight assists. That's the first time this season that Mcgrew posted eight or more assists. Another player making a difference was Natalie Pineda, who scored 16 points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Sam Rayburn's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-14. As for Pasadena Memorial, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 15-11 record this season.
Sam Rayburn will head out on the road to square off against Channelview at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Channelview has now lost seven straight, and the team is hunting for their first win since December 1. As for Pasadena Memorial, they will look to defend their home court on Saturday against South Houston at 1:00 p.m. South Houston will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings (they are ranked 1248th, while Pasadena Memorial is ranked 478th).
