It was a proper cat-fight when Silsbee challenged Bridge City on Tuesday. The Silsbee Tigers came out on top in a nail-biter against the Bridge City Cardinals, sneaking past 65-62. The score was all tied up 37-37 at the break, but the Tigers were the better team in the second half.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Silsbee to victory, but perhaps none more so than Olevia Mitchell-Vaughn, who went 10 for 17 on her way to 25 points. The dominant performance gave Mitchell-Vaughn a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ayana Washington, who went 5 of 9 en route to 14 points in addition to seven boards and three blocks.
Tigers
| 01/07/25 vs Bridge City | 65-62 |
| 01/03/25 @ Jasper | 73-32 |
Silsbee smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 14 consecutive games.
Bridge City's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Whitney Cunningham, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds. Cunningham is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaylee Britten, who posted 19 points and four steals.
Silsbee is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.1 points per game. As for Bridge City, their defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 24-3.
Silsbee wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 67-60 win against Little Cypress-Mauriceville on the 10th. As for Bridge City, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 93-15 victory against Jasper on the 10th.
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