It was a proper cat-fight when Palestine faced off against Bullard on Friday. The Palestine Wildcats took a 66-53 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bullard Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 664th, while the Panthers are ranked 299th).
Bj Walker
| 01/31/25 @ Bullard | 13 |
| 01/28/25 vs Hudson | 10 |
| 01/24/25 @ Rusk | 8 |
| 01/22/25 vs Madisonville | 2 |
| 01/17/25 @ Center | 11 |
| + 22 more games |
Palestine's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Thomas Edwards, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten boards, and Bj Walker, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 13 points and six rebounds. Walker continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. London Brown was another key player, putting up eight points and three steals.
Palestine has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-15 record this season. As for Bullard, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 22-8.
Palestine wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 65-59 defeat against Center on the 4th. As for Bullard, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 57-54 victory against Madisonville on the 4th.
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