Marshall was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They fell 76-63 to the O'Connor Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 630th, while the Panthers are ranked 233rd).
Marshall lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Jason Vidaurri, who went 6 of 15 on his way to 16 points in addition to eight assists and seven boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jai Lopez, who posted 13 points along with seven rebounds and three steals.
Hagen Hurst was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 33 points and 11 boards for O'Connor. Ethan Bilyeu was another key player, going 7 of 8 on his way to 17 points and seven rebounds.
Marshall's record is now 8-15. As for O'Connor, the victory got them back to even at 10-10.
Marshall wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 59-42 win against MacArthur on the 3rd. As for O'Connor, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 76-64 victory against Holmes on the 3rd.
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