The Deer Park Deer scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. They blew past Sam Rayburn 64-30 at home. The victory was familiar territory for Deer Park who now have three in a row.
Deer Park was led to victory by Alyssa Campos and Emily Ripley. Campos scored nine points, while Ripley scored 14 points. Those 14 points set a new season-high mark for her. Makayla Willis was another key contributor, scoring six points.
Despite the defeat, Sam Rayburn saw an underclassman step up: Kimari Mikell scored 20 points. Mikell scored a full 66.7% of Sam Rayburn's points, the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Deer Park is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-13 record this season. As for Sam Rayburn, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-13.
Deer Park will head out on the road to face off against South Houston at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. South Houston has now lost eight straight, and the team is hunting for their first win since December 2. As for Sam Rayburn, they will be playing at home against Pasadena at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Pasadena is hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.