Port Arthur Memorial and West Brook are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2016, but not for long. The Port Arthur Memorial Titans will take on the West Brook Bruins at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, in a tight matchup that could have gone either way, Port Arthur Memorial made off with a 48-47 victory over Nederland. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Titans.
Meanwhile, West Brook waltzed into their game on Tuesday with 19 straight wins... but they left with 20. They managed a 60-55 win over the Rangers. Given the Bruins' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 12th, while the Rangers are ranked 411th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
West Brook's victory was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 23-1. As for Port Arthur Memorial, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season.
Port Arthur Memorial came up short against West Brook in their previous matchup last Saturday, falling 67-57. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of West Brook's Terry Satcher, who went 9 of 13 on his way to 25 points along with six boards and five steals. Now that Port Arthur Memorial knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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