Sam Houston was the 55-51 winner over Lanier when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The Sam Houston Hurricanes took a hard 61-46 fall against the Lanier Voks on Friday. The Hurricanes have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lanier found their leader in freshman Zach Martinez, who went 13 of 24 en route to 34 points in addition to seven steals and five assists. Martinez is becoming a predictor of Lanier's success: when he posts at least five steals the team is 7-1 (and 9-13 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of John Moreno, who posted eight points and six boards.
Sam Houston's loss dropped their record down to 6-23. As for Lanier, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-14 record this season.
Looking ahead, Sam Houston will be playing in front of their home fans against Jefferson at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Jefferson will roll in looking for their tenth straight victory, something Sam Houston surely won't give up without a fight. As for Lanier, they will venture away from home to challenge Fox Tech at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Lanier knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Fox Tech likes a good challenge.
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