Basketball Preview: Bullard Knights vs. Atwater Falcons
The Bullard Knights will face off against the Atwater Falcons at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday. Bullard is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.2 points per game this season.
Bullard is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Clovis West last Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Bullard was outmatched by Clovis West on the road and fell 93-44. The defeat continues a trend for the Knights in their matchups with the Golden Eagles: they've now lost three in a row.
Loss or not, Bullard got some senior leadership from Caris Williams and Karli Grier. Williams went 6 for 7 en route to 15 points, while Grier posted 14 points in addition to four steals. The dominant performance also gave Williams a new career-high in field goal percentage (86%).
Even though they lost, Bullard smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in 11 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Atwater's undefeated season came to an end after four games on Tuesday. They took a 74-65 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lincoln. The loss was the Falcons' first of the season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Atwater fell to 4-1. As for Bullard, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Bullard was able to grind out a solid victory over Atwater in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, winning 68-57. Will Bullard repeat their success, or does Atwater have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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