The Pasadena Memorial Mavericks and the Washington Eagles will round out the year against one another at 10:25 a.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Tuesday, Pasadena Memorial earned a 60-51 victory over Dobie. The Mavericks haven't had any issues with the Longhorns recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, Washington earned an 83-73 victory over Kashmere on Saturday. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 260th, while the Fighting Rams are ranked 1184th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Washington's win came from a few key players Pasadena Memorial will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Braylon Pete, who almost dropped a double-double with 22 points and nine assists. That's the most assists he has posted since back in January. The team also got some help courtesy of Kadyn Barnes, who dropped a double-double with 20 points and 17 boards.
Pasadena Memorial's win bumped their record up to 7-9. As for Washington, their victory bumped their record up to 12-5.
Pasadena Memorial couldn't quite get it done against Washington in their previous matchup back in November of 2023 as they fell 84-71. Can the Mavericks avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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