The Pasadena Memorial Mavericks will square off against the Friendswood Mustangs at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Pasadena Memorial has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Friendswood better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Pasadena Memorial really get things going. Pasadena Memorial put the hurt on Needville with a sharp 74-53 victory on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Friendswood entered their tilt with St. Thomas Catholic on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They came out on top against the Eagles by a score of 64-57. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 40th, while the Eagles are ranked 481st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Friendswood's win bumped their record up to 11-2. As for Pasadena Memorial, their victory bumped their record up to 8-5.
Pasadena Memorial didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Friendswood in their previous meeting back in December of 2019, but they still walked away with a 52-47 win. Will Pasadena Memorial repeat their success, or does Friendswood have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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