Basketball Recap: Americas Wins Going Away Against Abernathy

Trail Blazers

Margin (Wins)

12/13/24 @ El Dorado	32
12/26/24 vs Keller Central	31
12/20/24 vs Bel Air	27
12/28/24 vs Abernathy	23
12/27/24 vs Monterey	-58

Americas's game on Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Abernathy Antelopes with a sharp 64-41 win. The Trail Blazers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 matches by 21 points or more this season.

When it comes to explaining why Abernathy lost, don't look at Mecailin Marshall. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 28 points and 13 rebounds. That was a full 68.3% of Abernathy's points, marking the seventh time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points.

Americas' victory bumped their record up to 17-3. As for Abernathy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-8.

Americas and Abernathy should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings. Americas (ranked 60th) will meet Horizon (ranked 1291st) at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Abernathy (ranked 68th) will meet Ralls (ranked 1028th) at 11:15 a.m. on Tuesday.