After flying high against Porter last Tuesday, San Benito came back down to earth. The San Benito Greyhounds lost to the Weslaco Panthers on the road by a 60-45 margin on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Greyhounds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 964th, while the Panthers are ranked 307th).
Weslaco's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kade Lopez, who made all 6 shots he took from beyond the arc racking up 20 points. Those six threes gave Lopez a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeremiah Castillo, who went 7 for 11 en route to 17 points plus two steals.
San Benito's loss dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Weslaco, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 11-5.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. San Benito will take on La Feria at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Weslaco, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Harlingen at 7:30 p.m. on December 17th.
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