It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Whitharral Panthers can now relate to. They fell just short of the Coyotes by a score of 62-59. While losing is never fun, Whitharral can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 420th, while Borden County is ranked 134th).
Despite the defeat, Whitharral saw an underclassman step up: Paige Smith scored 24 points along with five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Avery McCain, who scored nine points along with seven rebounds.
Whitharral's defeat dropped their record down to 26-6. As for Borden County, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 15-4.
Whitharral does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Borden County also has no future games currently scheduled.
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