Canyon Lake struggled with threes on Friday (the Bandera BULLDOGS had six more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Canyon Lake fell to Bandera 47-43. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Canyon Lake of the 44-43 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in January.
Canyon Lake's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Carter Williams, who scored seven points along with eight rebounds and six steals. Williams has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Mario Aguilar, who scored 15 points along with six rebounds.
Elijah Salas was his usual excellent self, scoring 20 points along with five assists and five rebounds for Bandera. Another player making a difference was Layne Bourgeois, who scored five points along with seven rebounds.
Canyon Lake has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 15-20 record this season. As for Bandera, their victory bumped their record up to 18-15.
Canyon Lake does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Bandera, they will be playing in front of their home fans against La Vernia at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. La Verniapresents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Bandera in Texas (La Vernia is ranked 337th, while Bandera is ranked 724th).
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