Tigers
| 01/14/25 @ West Orange-Stark | 78-53 |
| 01/10/25 vs Little Cypress-Mauriceville | 100-70 |
| 01/07/25 @ Bridge City | 55-51 |
| 01/04/25 vs Hitchcock | 78-65 |
| 01/03/25 vs Jasper | 96-32 |
Silsbee waltzed into their match on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They blew past the West Orange-Stark Mustangs 78-53. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 311th, while the Mustangs are ranked 646th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Silsbee was led to victory by Payton Jones and Troy Rice. Jones went 10 for 24 on his way to 25 points and four steals, while Rice dropped a double-double on 11 points and 27 boards. The dominant performance gave Rice a new career-high in rebounds. Quinton Shoulders was another key player, putting up ten points and six steals.
Silsbee pushed their record up to 13-13 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.8 points per game. As for West Orange-Stark, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-10.
Silsbee will challenge Vidor at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Silsbee's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five games. As for West Orange-Stark, they will square off against 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.
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