Basketball Recap: Goliad Takes a Loss

By Team Reports Dec 9, 2024, 6:47am

Basketball Recap: Goliad Tigers vs. Pearsall Mavericks

Goliad's tournament run continued when they took on Pearsall on Friday. The Goliad Tigers fell 64-51 to the Pearsall Mavericks. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 875th, while the Mavericks are ranked 293rd).

Marcus Woodard was his usual excellent self, going 10 for 15 en route to 25 points plus four steals for Pearsall. Woodard continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ayden Rodriguez, who went 5 for 8 en route to 11 points plus five rebounds.

Goliad's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Pearsall, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 10-3.

Goliad wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 43-33 victory against George West on the 7th. Pearsall has also already played their next game, a 67-22 win against Skidmore-Tynan on the 6th.

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