The Pantego Christian Panthers and the Highland Hornets will round out the year against one another at at 10:40 a.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Pantego Christian came up short against Abilene Christian and fell 67-59. While losing is never fun, Pantego Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 896th, while Abilene Christian is ranked 362nd).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Evan Jackson, who went 8 of 14 en route to 21 points. Those 21 points gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Aj Brooks, who went 5 for 9 on his way to 11 points in addition to six boards and five assists.
Even though they lost, Pantego Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in 12 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Highland made easy work of Loraine on Friday and carried off a 60-34 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Hornets.
Highland is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-7 record this season. As for Pantego Christian, they now have a losing record at 9-10.
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