On SaturdayMagnolia's undefeated season almost came to an end. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Texas Tigers, sneaking past 79-77. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 15th in Arkansas, while the Tigers are ranked 316th in Texas), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Panthers
| 12/28/24 vs Texas | 79-77 |
| 12/07/24 vs White Hall | 68-62 |
| 12/06/24 vs Morrilton | 53-51 |
| 12/03/24 vs El Dorado | 72-36 |
| 11/26/24 vs Crossett | 74-24 |
| + 2 more games |
Magnolia's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for Texas, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-8.
Magnolia will venture away from home to challenge Lake Hamilton at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Texas, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Texas Tigers duke it out with the Whitehouse Wildcats at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Texas is facing Whitehouse at the right time seeing as Whitehouse is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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