Basketball Recap: George West Longhorns vs. Refugio Bobcats
George West was the 43-24 winner over Refugio when they last played one another back in November of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The George West Longhorns took a 57-40 bruising from the Refugio Bobcats on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Longhorns can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 883rd, while the Bobcats are ranked 362nd).
Refugio was led to victory by Bradi Fox-Smith and Jazaelynne Lewis. Fox-Smith dropped a double-double on 27 points and 20 rebounds, while Lewis scored 16 points along with eight steals and two blocks. Lewis is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last nine games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Cedie Wills, who earned five points in addition to nine rebounds and three steals.
George West has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-10 record this season. As for Refugio, the win (which was their 12th in a row) raised their record to 12-1.
George West has already played their next match (against Refugio), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Refugio, they will challenge Skidmore-Tynan at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
