Two dominant guards in Jakiyah Caldwell and Crystal Aragon are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Sam Houston Hurricanes's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Holmes Huskies at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Sam Houston has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Sam Houston will head into Friday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 24-point they dealt SA Roosevelt on Friday. Sam Houston put the hurt on SA Roosevelt with a sharp 44-20 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Hurricanes have posted since November 11th.
Bre'Yanna Murray continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 17 points. That makes it four consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Sam Houston's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brenna Davis, who had seven points.
While Holmes didn't have the best season last year (they finished 13-21), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They strolled past Edinburg with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 55-41.
Holmes is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 11-5 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.8 points per game. As for Sam Houston, their record is now 11-4.
Sam Houston came up short against Holmes in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, falling 56-51. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Aragon, who earned 35 points plus seven rebounds and five assists. Now that Sam Houston knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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