Bandera won the last time they faced Natalia and things went their way on Friday too. The Bandera BULLDOGS breezed by the Natalia Mustangs to the tune of 60-27. Given the BULLDOGS's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 478th, while the Mustangs are ranked 1219th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading Bandera to victory were Elijah Salas and Jeffry Thomas. Salas went 6 of 9 on his way to 19 points and five rebounds, while Thomas posted 12 points along with six assists and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Anden Degrote, who put up nine points and six rebounds.
Bandera has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.3 points per game. As for Natalia, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-9.
Coincidentally, Bandera and Natalia will both be playing Randolph the next time they take the court. Bandera will head out to face Randolph at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, while Natalia will play them later in the day, at 1:30 p.m.
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