West Orange-Stark lost against Silsbee back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The West Orange-Stark Mustangs came up short against the Silsbee Tigers, falling 78-53. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 646th, while the Tigers are ranked 311th).
Silsbee was led to victory by Payton Jones and Troy Rice. Jones went 10 of 24 en route to 25 points and four steals, while Rice dropped a double-double on 11 points and 27 rebounds. The game was Jones' tenth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Quinton Shoulders, who posted ten points and six steals.
West Orange-Stark has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-10 record this season. As for Silsbee, the victory got them back to even at 13-13.
West Orange-Stark will head out to challenge Jasper at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. West Orange-Stark is facing Jasper at the right time seeing as Jasper is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Silsbee, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Vidor at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Silsbee will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
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