Bowie won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Friday. They came up short against the Gadsden Panthers, falling 49-28. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 1108th in Texas, while the Panthers are ranked 79th in New Mexico).
Bowie dropped their record down to 6-8 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Gadsden, their win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 5-6.
Bowie will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Austin at 7:30 p.m. on January 7th. As for Gadsden, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 37-29 victory against Chaparral on the 27th.
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