The Rouse Raiders will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Veterans Memorial Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on February 27th. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Rouse had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They walked away with a 68-57 victory over the Owls. Given Rouse's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 28th, while Highlands is ranked 688th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Rouse to victory, but perhaps none more so than Amarie Haywood, who scored 19 points along with six rebounds. Haywood is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 16 or more in the last three games he's played. Jojo Moore was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with eight assists and four blocks.
Meanwhile, Veterans Memorial entered their tilt with Jefferson with 29 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 30. Everything went Veterans Memorial's way against Jefferson on Friday as Veterans Memorial made off with a 59-33 victory. Veterans Memorial has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 20 contests by 21 points or more this season.
Rouse has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 29-7 record this season. As for Veterans Memorial, they pushed their record up to 37-1 with that victory, which was their tenth straight on the road.
Rouse couldn't quite finish off Veterans Memorial when the teams last played back in February of 2023 and fell 46-44. Can Rouse avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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