Basketball Recap: Paetow Comes Up Short

Paetow was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They fell 47-37 to the Morton Ranch Mavericks. The Panthers were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Mavericks earlier this season, when they won 57-26.

Paetow's defeat dropped their record down to 7-15. As for Morton Ranch, their win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-22.

Paetow and Morton Ranch could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings. Paetow (ranked 560th) will meet Cinco Ranch (ranked 82nd) at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Similarly, Morton Ranch will square off against Tompkins at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday down 680 places (889 vs. 209).