The Sam Houston Texans's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their ninth straight loss. Their rough 77-51 defeat to South Grand Prairie might stick with them for a while. Sam Houston was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 41-19.
Sam Houston's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Rylan Austin, who scored 20 points along with five rebounds, and Mike Gibbs who scored 14 points along with five rebounds. Austin scored a full 39.2% of Sam Houston's points, the sixth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Sam Houston has not been sharp recently, as they've lost ten of their last 11 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-16 record this season. As for South Grand Prairie, their win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 18-5.
Sam Houston will square off against Lamar at 2:30 p.m. on Friday. As for South Grand Prairie, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Grand Prairie at 7:30 p.m.
