Basketball Recap: Carter Guillory's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Reeves over Pitkin

Reeves lost against Pitkin back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Reeves Raiders received a blow as they fell 83-65 to the Pitkin Tigers. While the Raiders didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Tigers 22-13 in the first quarter.

Reeves' defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Carter Guillory, who went 7 for 17 on his way to 20 points and seven boards. With that strong performance, Guillory is now averaging an impressive 15 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Christian Williams, who went 7 of 15 en route to 16 points.

Even though they lost, Reeves smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in four consecutive matches.

Reeves' loss dropped their record down to 17-12. As for Pitkin, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-9 record this season.

Reeves has already played their next contest (against Northside Christian), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Pitkin will be playing in front of their home fans against Anacoco at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.