The Wheatley Wildcats's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Silsbee Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on March 1st. One thing working in Wheatley's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 20 matchups.
Wheatley had already proven themselves in the regular season, and didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They walked away with a 64-53 victory over La Vega on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Silsbee came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with 11 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 44.5 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took down Hamshire-Fannett 71-56. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Silsbee's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jared Harris, who scored 19 points along with six rebounds and five assists. Harris has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last nine times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jarmarion Elam, who scored 17 points along with two steals.
Wheatley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-6 record this season. As for Silsbee, they pushed their record up to 26-9 with that win, which was their seventh straight on the road.
Wheatley came up short against Silsbee in their previous matchup back in March of 2015, falling 83-79. Can Wheatley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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