The Waltrip Rams will take on the Milby Buffs at 11:15 a.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Waltrip's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four contests.
Last Monday, Waltrip came up short against Sterling and fell 76-66. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Saturday (64), the Rams still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Milby was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They were beaten by Spring Woods 76-36. While losing is never fun, the Buffs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1313th, while the Tigers are ranked 451st).
Milby's defeat dropped their record down to 6-20. As for Waltrip, their loss dropped their record down to 14-11.
Everything came up roses for Waltrip against Milby in their previous meeting back in January, as the squad secured a 78-49 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Milby's Delani Pestaina, who went 7 of 17 en route to 26 points and five steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Waltrip still be able to contain Pestaina? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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