The Holmes Huskies pushed their score all the way to 57 on Wednesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a serious blow against O'Connor, falling 100-57. While losing is never fun, Holmes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 446th, while O'Connor is ranked 115th).
Holmes' defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Amare Guerra, who scored 25 points. That was a full 43.9% of Holmes' points, marking the ninth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaac Martinez, who scored 13 points along with seven rebounds.
Julian Barron continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for O'Connor, scoring 22 points along with eight rebounds. Barron has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last three times he's played. Luke Bledsoe was another key contributor, going 6 for 10 from beyond the arc en route to 20 points and 2 assists.
Holmes has not been sharp recently as the team has lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-20 record this season. As for O'Connor, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 22-12.
Holmes does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for O'Connor, they will square off against Alexander at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. O'Connor knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past four games -- so hopefully Alexander likes a good challenge.
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