There's no place like home for the Splendora Wildcats, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road on Friday. They walked away with a 63-56 victory over Coldspring-Oakhurst on Saturday. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Splendora was led to victory by Jaydn McNeely and Justin Kelley. McNeely scored 15 points along with 9 rebounds, while Kelley scored 27 points along with 3 blocks. That makes it six consecutive games in which Kelley has scored at least 25% of Splendora's points. Cayden Hyatt was another key contributor, scoring 7 points along with 5 rebounds.
Splendora is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 7-6 record this season. As for Coldspring-Oakhurst, they have yet to win a game on the road this season, leaving them with a 11-3 record.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Splendora will face off against Tarkington at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Tarkington's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last four contests. As for Coldspring-Oakhurst, they will head out on the road to face off against Pollok Central at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
