Basketball Recap: Aiden Salinas and Ac Carpentier Secure Win for London

By Team Reports Jan 5, 2025, 10:26am

Basketball Recap: London Pirates vs. Aransas Pass Panthers

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There's no place like home for London, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They came out on top against the Aransas Pass Panthers by a score of 69-57 on Tuesday. That's more bragging rights for the Pirates, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Aiden Salinas

Points (Career)

12/31/24 vs Aransas Pass25
11/23/24 vs Incarnate Word Academy20
11/25/24 @ Jones19
12/13/24 @ Needville18
12/13/24 vs Victoria East14

London was led to victory by Ac Carpentier and Aiden Salinas. Carpentier went 7 of 11 from beyond the arc en route to 29 points and eight rebounds, while Salinas posted 25 points and eight rebounds. The dominant performance gave Salinas a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Maddox Jennings, who put up four points in addition to six rebounds and five assists.

London is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.4 points per game. As for Aransas Pass, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-11.

London wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 46-32 win against George West on the 3rd. As for Aransas Pass, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 66-39 victory against West Oso on the 3rd.

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