The Bowie Bears will take on the Permian Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
As a matter of fact, Bowie put up the most points they have all season on Tuesday. They enjoyed a cozy 60-42 victory over Horizon. The Bears haven't had any issues with the Scorpions recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
It was another big night for Johan Comacho, who almost dropped a double-double with 24 points and nine rebounds. Derek Hernandez was another key player, shooting 63% from the field to rack up 10 points.
Bowie was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in December of 2024.
Meanwhile, Permian was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 102-96 to Estacado. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Saturday (83), the Panthers still had to take the loss.
Permian dropped their record down to 3-8 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. Those road defeats can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.7 points over those games. As for Bowie, their victory bumped their record up to 3-5.
Bowie was dealt a bruising 76-25 loss at the hands of Permian in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. Can the Bears avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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