It was a proper cat-fight when Paetow duked it out withCrosby on Saturday. The Paetow Panthers snuck past the Crosby Cougars with a 57-53 victory. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 178th, while the Cougars are ranked 506th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Crosby lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being EVAN EGANS, who posted nine points. PHILLIP JACKSON was another key player, putting up eight points.
Paetow has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.4 points per game. As for Crosby, they moved to 13-10 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
Paetow and George Ranch will round out the year against one another at at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Crosby, they will challenge Clear Springs at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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