The Meridian Yellowjackets will be defending their home-court for the first time this season they go up against the Riesel Indians at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Meridian focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 21 on Friday.
Meridian is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Hico. Meridian walked away with a 38-25 victory over Hico.
Meridian's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Josh Nunez, who earned 15 points plus six rebounds and four steals, and Guillermo Ortiz, who scored five points plus two steals. What's more, Ortiz also posted a 33% three-point shooting accuracy, which is the highest he's posted since back in December of 2023.
Meanwhile, Riesel suffered their closest defeat since November 30, 2023 on Monday. They fell just short of Rosebud-Lott by a score of 32-30.
Meridian ended up a good deal behind Riesel when the teams last played back in November of 2023, losing 59-45. Thankfully for Meridian, Cameron Phillips (who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 16 rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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