The Pasadena Memorial Mavericks entered their tilt with the Alief Elsik Rams with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Pasadena Memorial put the hurt on Alief Elsik with a sharp 67-47 victory on Monday. That looming 67-47 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Pasadena Memorial yet this season.
Pasadena Memorial was led to victory by Robert Miller lll and Chris Jones Jr.. Miller lll dropped a double-double on 16 points and 14 rebounds, while Jones Jr. scored 28 points along with six rebounds. The match was Miller lll's 13th in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Bredyn Gilbreath, who scored seven points.
When it comes to explaining why Alief Elsik lost, one person who can't be blamed is Ricky Wilson. Despite the final result, he scored 18 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. Another player making a difference was Tim Ofesi, who scored six points along with nine rebounds.
Pasadena Memorial is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Alief Elsik, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which bumped their record down to 2-8.
Pasadena Memorial will take on Alief Taylor in a holiday battle at 7:00 p.m. on Friday at. Alief Taylor has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games. Alief Elsik will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Clear Springs at 1:00 p.m. on December 16th. Clear Springs presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Alief Elsik in Texas (Clear Springs is ranked 140th, while Alief Elsik is ranked 772nd).
