The Sands Mustangs entered their tilt with the Fort Elliott Cougars with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Sands snuck past Fort Elliott with a 55-51 win on Saturday.
Sands' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Wiley Gaskins led the charge by scoring 18 points along with eight steals. Another player making a difference was Mason Rodriguez, who scored 17 points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Sands is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-9 record this season. As for Fort Elliott, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-9.
Sands will square off against Whiteface at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Sands' favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last four matches. As for Fort Elliott, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 74-42 defeat vs. Valley on the 19th.
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