Borger was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They lost 69-48 to the West Texas Comanches. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1231st, while the Comanches are ranked 174th).
When it comes to explaining why Borger lost, don't look at Tahqulin Brooks. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 24 points and 15 boards. That was a full 50% of Borger's points, marking the seventh time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Elijah Guerrero, who put up 12 points.
Borger's defeat dropped their record down to 2-11. As for West Texas, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-2.
Borger is taking a road trip to face off against Hereford at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hereford has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 205 points over their last three contests. As for West Texas, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Claude at 12:15 p.m.
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