Basketball Recap: Duncanville Makes It Eight in a Row on the Road + How To Watch
By Team Reports
Dec 18, 2025, 6:25pm
Basketball Recap: Duncanville Panthers and Pantherettes vs. DeSoto Eagles
Duncanville won the last time they faced DeSoto and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Panthers and Pantherettes snuck past the Eagles with a 73-67 win. Given the Panthers and Pantherettes' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Eagles are ranked 209th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Panthers and Pantherettes
| 12/16/25 @ DeSoto | 73-67 |
| 02/18/25 @ Temple | 58-33 |
| 02/11/25 @ Waxahachie | 66-64 |
| 02/07/25 @ Cedar Hill | 99-71 |
| 01/31/25 @ Horn | 60-47 |
| + 3 more games |
Duncanville pushed their record up to 9-2 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. The road wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 78.1 points over those games. As for DeSoto, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-6.
Duncanville will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Rainier Beach at 1:30 p.m. on January 1, 2026. As for DeSoto, they will take on Bishop O'Dowd in a tournament on Friday. The Eagles will be up against the Dragons' rather soft defense (which has allowed 60.63 points per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.
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