The Randall Raiders will square off against the Silsbee Tigers at 1:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Randall's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 30 matchups.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Randall had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 56-53 victory over the Eagles. Given Randall's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 13th, while Canyon is ranked 77th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Silsbee came tearing into Saturday's matchup with 13 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 40.6 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against Washington by a score of 79-70. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Silsbee got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jared Harris out in front who scored 19 points along with six steals and five assists. Harris has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last 11 times he's played. Lamarcus Bottley jr was another key contributor, scoring 17 points along with three steals.
Randall has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 22 of their last 23 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 34-3 record this season. As for Silsbee, their victory bumped their record up to 28-9.
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