Even though the Victoria East Titans have not done well against the Miller Buccaneers recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Victoria East came out on top in a nail-biter against Miller and snuck past 61-59. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Miller's loss came despite strong showings from Damare Lister and Corey Holmes. Lister scored 23 points along with three steals, while Holmes dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds. Lister hasn't dropped below two steals for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Jaedyn Brown, who scored nine points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Victoria East has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-12 record this season. As for Miller, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-11.
Victoria East will head out on the road to take on Ray at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Miller, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Victoria West at 6:30 p.m. Victoria West is coming into the match on a six-game losing streak.
