The Victoria West Warriors will square off against the Lamar Consolidated Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Victoria West's favor as the squad sits on seven straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Lamar Consolidated has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
Last Tuesday, Victoria West was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 49-45 to Fort Bend Marshall.
Meanwhile, Lamar Consolidated didn't have quite enough to beat Victoria East on Tuesday and fell 53-51. 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 1327th, while the Titans are ranked 486th).
Despite the loss, Lamar Consolidated saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Praisegod Chinweuba dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten boards. Chinweuba is on a roll when it comes to boards, as she's now pulled down eight or more in the last six games she's played. Another player making a difference was Aubrey Edwards, who posted 12 points and four steals.
Victoria West's defeat dropped their record down to 12-8. As for Lamar Consolidated, their loss dropped their record down to 3-19.
Victoria West strolled past Lamar Consolidated when the teams last played back in February of 2018 by a score of 63-46. Does Victoria West have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lamar Consolidated turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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