West Orange-Stark played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against the Silsbee Tigers, falling 86-52. The Mustangs were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 50-26.
Silsbee found their leader in sophomore Payton Jones, who went 12 of 18 to rack up 33 points along with seven assists and seven rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Jones has scored at least a third of Silsbee's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Troy Rice, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 13 boards.
West Orange-Stark dropped their record down to 8-14 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Silsbee, the win (which was their 11th in a row) raised their record to 19-13.
Looking ahead, West Orange-Stark will be playing in front of their home fans against Jasper at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. West Orange-Stark is facing Jasper at the right time seeing as Jasper is stuck on a 12-game losing streak. As for Silsbee, they will head out to challenge Vidor at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Silsbee knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 11 matches -- so hopefully Vidor likes a good challenge.
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