The Veterans Memorial Patriots came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with 25 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against Tivy by a score of 84-71. Given Veterans Memorial's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 14th, while Tivy is ranked 329th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading Veterans Memorial to victory were Demarion Dennis and Gervai Maeweathers. Dennis scored 19 points, while Maeweathers went 6 for 9 from beyond the arc en route to 30 points and 0 assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Maeweathers has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Devin McCloud, who scored eight points along with eight assists and two steals.
Veterans Memorial's win was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 33-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.5 points per game. As for Tivy, they have not been sharp recently as the team's lost ten of their last 13 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-17 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Veterans Memorial will take on Canyon at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Veterans Memorial is facing Canyon at the right time seeing as Canyon is stuck on a eight-game losing streak. As for Tivy, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Smithson Valley at 6:30 p.m. Smithson Valley is facing Tivy at the right time seeing as Tivy is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
