Chisholm Trail won the last time they faced Saginaw and things went their way on Friday too. The Chisholm Trail Rangers put the hurt on the Saginaw Rough Riders with a sharp 71-51 victory. Given the Rangers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 119th, while the Rough Riders are ranked 572nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jesse Mutombo
| 01/31/25 vs Saginaw | 82% |
| 01/28/25 @ Fossil Ridge | 20% |
| 01/21/25 vs Aledo | 50% |
| 01/17/25 @ Brewer | 33% |
| 01/14/25 @ Azle | 50% |
| + 21 more games |
Chisholm Trail was led to victory by Kaden Richardson and Jesse Mutombo. Richardson went 11 of 18 en route to 33 points and three steals, while Mutombo went 9 for 11 on his way to 20 points along with seven assists and seven rebounds. Thanks to that strong game, Mutombo now owns an excellent 46.1% shooting accuracy. Another player making a difference was Jalen Thomas, who posted nine points.
They weren't the only ones working in the assist department: Chisholm Trail was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Saginaw only posted six assists.
Saginaw's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Brian Armes, who scored 11 points. Those 11 points gave Armes a new career-high. Willie McCrary was another key player, putting up ten points.
Chisholm Trail is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season. As for Saginaw, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-20.
Chisholm Trail wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 55-44 win against Granbury on the 4th. As for Saginaw, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 51-49 loss against Fossil Ridge on the 4th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
