The Pollok Central Bulldogs had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.3 points), and they went ahead and made it four on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 58-34 margin over Newton. Given Pollok Central's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 432nd, while Newton is ranked 1567th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Wyatt Graham continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 13 points along with five rebounds and four steals. Another player making a difference was Jake Matthews, who scored seven points.
Pollok Central is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season. As for Newton, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-5.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Pollok Central will take on Central Heights at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Central Heights is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak. As for Newton, they will head out on the road to face off against Hemphill at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hemphill has insisted on making their lastthree contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 1-2 during that stretch of close contests.
