Basketball Recap: New Braunfels Unicorns vs. O'Connor Panthers
New Braunfels won the last time they faced O'Connor, and things went their way on Thursday too. The New Braunfels Unicorns walked away with a 58-47 victory over the O'Connor Panthers. The win was familiar territory for the Unicorns who have now won three contests in a row.
New Braunfels got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Ryler Wilson out in front who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 13 rebounds. Wilson has been hot recently, having posted 12 or more rebounds the last three times she's played. Lexy Lundegreen was another key player, going 5 for 10 en route to 11 points plus eight rebounds and two steals.
New Braunfels was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as O'Connor only racked up seven.
Despite the loss, O'Connor saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Casey Chavez scored 24 points plus five rebounds and three steals. That was a full 51.1% of O'Connor's points, marking the third time in a row she's had more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Sadie Hererra, who scored eight points plus nine rebounds and two steals.
New Braunfels' record now sits at 3-1. As for O'Connor, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
New Braunfels wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 47-35 loss against Bowie on the 8th. O'Connor has also already played their next matchup, a 65-45 defeat against Holmes on the 8th.
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