Odem was the 45-41 winner over London when they last played one another back in December of 2015, but their luck changed this time around. The Odem Owls came up short against the London Pirates on Friday, falling 60-37. While losing is never fun, the Owls can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1325th, while the Pirates are ranked 332nd).
Leading London to victory were Aiden Salinas and Ac Carpentier. Salinas went 8 for 13 on his way to 20 points, while Carpentier almost dropped a double-double on nine points and ten assists. The game was Salinas' fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Newton, who posted eight points and six rebounds.
Odem has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-9 record this season. As for London, they pushed their record up to 21-5 with the victory, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing West Oso the next time they take the court. Odem will host West Oso at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, while London will head out to face them at 7:30 p.m. on January 17th.
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