Vernon waltzed into their game on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They blew past the Poolville Monarchs 67-25. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 409th, while the Monarchs are ranked 1185th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 12/28/24 vs Poolville | 10 |
| 11/22/24 @ Childress | 7 |
| 11/12/24 vs Bellevue | 6 |
| 11/16/24 vs Breckenridge | 6 |
| 11/19/24 vs Clarendon | 6 |
Vernon's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Key'Maria Mcbride, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten steals. The dominant performance gave Mcbride a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Nadia Gaines, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine boards.
Vernon has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Poolville, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-13.
Vernon didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 43-38 loss against Mineral Wells on the 28th. As for Poolville, they will face off against Lipan at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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