If Goose Creek Memorial was riding high fresh off their 75-19 takedown of Pro-Vision Academy on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Goose Creek Memorial Patriots took a 67-60 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Silsbee Tigers on Saturday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Patriots of the 61-50 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in December of 2022.
Payton Jones continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Silsbee, going 10 for 20 en route to 35 points plus three steals. The match was Jones' tenth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Billy Boulwen, who posted eight points in addition to nine rebounds.
Goose Creek Memorial has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-7 record this season. As for Silsbee, the win snapped their losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 3-7 record.
Goose Creek Memorial will head out to take on Hamshire-Fannett at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Goose Creek Memorial's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three contests. As for Silsbee, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 58-51 defeat against Westbury Christian on the 7th.
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