The Waller Bulldogs will venture away from home to square off against the Langham Creek Lobos at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Waller is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
Last Tuesday, Waller came up short against Bridgeland and fell 57-49. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 485th, while the Bears are ranked 233rd).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Langham Creek). They claimed a resounding 73-38 win over Cypress Park. The Lobos pushed the score to 58-22 by the end of the third, a deficit the Tigers cut but never quite recovered from.
Waller better keep an eye on Brooke Prevost. She was instrumental in Langham Creek's win, going 10 of 11 en route to 30 points along with seven rebounds and six steals. Prevost's evening made it four games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Reese Fernandez, who went 9 of 15 on her way to 20 points and five rebounds.
Langham Creek smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in 16 consecutive contests.
Langham Creek has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.7 points per game. As for Waller, their loss dropped their record down to 11-8.
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