Poteet lost against North Mesquite back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The game between the Poteet Pirates and the North Mesquite Stallions didn't end well, with the Poteet Pirates falling 70-55. The Pirates were down 51-29 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead North Mesquite to victory, but perhaps none more so than Chris Bendaw, who posted 15 points and four steals. The dominant performance gave Bendaw a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeremiah Grigsby, who went 5 of 11 on his way to 17 points.
Poteet's defeat dropped their record down to 12-14. As for North Mesquite, they have been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season.
Poteet and North Mesquite should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings. Poteet will take on Samuell at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday up 777 places (492 vs. 1269). Meanwhile, North Mesquite (ranked 381st) will meet Adams (ranked 1219th) at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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