
Tigers
01/03/25 vs Jasper | 64 |
12/13/24 vs Texas City | 46 |
01/23/25 vs Lumberton | 45 |
12/17/24 @ Lumberton | 36 |
01/17/25 vs Vidor | 34 |
You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Silsbee on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the Lumberton Raiders out of the water with a 90-45 final score. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 21 points or more this season.
Payton Jones continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 6 of 10 from beyond the arc on his way to 36 points. He has been hot for a while, having posted 16 or more points the last 12 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Troy Rice, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds.
Silsbee was working as a unit and finished the game with 26 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in February of 2024.
The victory was the seventh in a row for Silsbee, bringing their record for this year to 15-13. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 32.4% in those games and 25.6% outside of them. As for Lumberton, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 13-16.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Jasper the next time they take the court. Lumberton will host Jasper at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, while Silsbee will head out to face them at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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