The Alvin Yellowjackets will take on the Manvel Mavericks in a holiday battle at at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Alvin took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 59-56 win over Sam Rayburn.
Meanwhile, Manvel posted their closest victory since November 22nd on Tuesday. It was close, but they ultimately received the gift of a 47-44 win from a begrudging Mavericks squad. Given their advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 328th, while the Texans are ranked 1322nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Manvel is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.5 points per game. As for Alvin, their victory was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 10-8.
Alvin was able to grind out a solid win over Manvel when the teams last played back in February of 2016, winning 77-67. Will Alvin repeat their success, or does Manvel have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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