Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Marian). They breezed by the Royal Falcons to the tune of 88-44 on Friday. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 427th, while the Falcons are ranked 1051st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ehud Tesfaye continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, earning 29 points plus seven rebounds and five steals. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 16.8 points per game. Another player making a difference was Mathias Baye, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds.
Marian was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive contests.
Royal's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Zaelyn Shelton, who went 7 for 16 en route to 19 points plus six rebounds and four steals, and Braylon Reado, who posted five points plus seven rebounds. The match was Shelton's third in a row with at least ten points.
The victory got Marian back to even at 3-3. As for Royal, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Marian has already played their next matchup, a 79-73 win against Varsity Opponent on the 30th. As for Royal, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 58-50 victory against Navasota on the 3rd.
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