After a string of five wins, the Methodist Children's Home Bulldogs's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of Chisholm Trail Academy by a score of 55-53. Methodist Children's Home has struggled against Chisholm Trail Academy recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Methodist Children's Home's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Elijah Williams, who scored 17 points along with six rebounds and five steals. Williams hasn't dropped below two steals for eight straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Londen Bickham, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 rebounds.
Even though they lost, Methodist Children's Home smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Chisholm Trail Academy only pulled down eight offensive rebounds.
It was another big night for Max Castro, who scored 32 points along with five rebounds and five steals for Chisholm Trail Academy. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Castro has scored all season. Tony Planells was another key contributor, scoring six points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Methodist Children's Home's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-5. As for Chisholm Trail Academy, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-11.
Methodist Children's Home will take on Harvest Christian Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Methodist Children's Home focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 16 on Tuesday. As for Chisholm Trail Academy, they will be playing at home against Hill at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Chisholm Trail Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up nine on Tuesday.
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