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Shreveport was all business Saturday night at Waco posting a 138-93 TBL win over the hapless Royals to increase its current win streak to four games in The Basketball League action, setting up a showdown of contenders Tuesday night at home.
The SMAVS (14-3) will host the 12-3 Dallas Skyline at 7:05 Tuesday in The Gold Dome on the Centenary campus. Shreveport shares the TBL Central Division lead. Dallas is in third place, a game back.
Shreveport has two home games remaining, and five more on the road to wrap up the regular season. The top four teams in the division go to the playoffs.
Saturday, the Mavericks again followed the lead of All-Star guard Paul Parks, the leading scorer in the game with 28. He ignited the Mavericks from the tipoff with three straight 3-pointers in the middle of the opening quarter and finished with four in the period as the visitors led 31-13.
The onslaught continued in the second quarter with Parks tallying another 13 points to give him 25 by halftime as the Mavericks had complete command, 70-41.
Six other Mavs scored in double figures led by Josh Montgomery’s 20 points. DeAndre McIntyre and Balil Richardson both tallied 15, Paul Harrison 13, A.J. Cheesman 12 and Cordarius Johnson 10. Parks and Richardson both had 10 rebounds and P.J. Meyers and McIntyre passed out five assists apiece.
Shreveport outrebounded the Royals 74-43 and shot 51 percent from the field compared to Waco’s 38 percent.
Mario Kegler and Kylon Higgins both scored 16 to lead Waco.
TBL Central Standings
SHREVEPORT MAVERICKS 14-3 .813
Enid Outlaws 14-3 . 813
Dallas Skyline 12-3 .800
Potawatomi Fire 13-4 765
Sugar Land Imperials 7-6 .538
Beaumont Panthers 4-9 .308
Rockwall 76ers 4-12 .250
Waco Royals 1-14 .067
Little Rock Lightning 1-15 .063