Even though the Timber Creek Falcons scored an imposing 55 points on Friday, the Byron Nelson Bobcat still came out on top. Byron Nelson took their matchup against Timber Creek 67-55. Given Byron Nelson's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 311th, while Timber Creek is ranked 820th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
When it comes to explaining why Timber Creek lost, one person who can't be blamed is Luke White. Despite the final result, he scored 15 points. Another player making a difference was King Peralta, who scored 7 points along with 4 steals.
Byron Nelson now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Timber Creek, they have fallen quite a ways from their 23-11 record last season and are now at 3-6.
Byron Nelson will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Heritage at 12:00 p.m. on December 1st. Hopefully Heritage focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 on Thursday. As for Timber Creek, they will head out on the road to face off against Azle at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Azle is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
