Mavericks
| 12/28/24 vs Lamar Consolidated | 48-38 |
| 12/20/24 @ Alvin | 61-36 |
| 12/17/24 @ Sam Rayburn | 47-44 |
| 12/13/24 vs South Houston | 67-61 |
Manvel waltzed into their contest on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came out on top against the Lamar Consolidated Mustangs by a score of 48-38. Given the Mavericks' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 246th, while the Mustangs are ranked 818th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the loss, Lamar Consolidated saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Edgar Garcia posted 13 points. That was a full 34.2% of Lamar Consolidated's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jermar Hicks, who put up four points and eight rebounds.
Manvel has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.8 points per game. As for Lamar Consolidated, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-10.
Manvel wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 43-40 win against Lamar on the 3rd. As for Lamar Consolidated, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 56-50 defeat against Randle on the 3rd.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
