Utopia lost against Nueces Canyon back in February and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Utopia Buffaloes were beaten by the Nueces Canyon Panthers 59-22. While losing is never fun, the Buffaloes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1344th, while the Panthers are ranked 549th).
Nueces Canyon was led to victory by Schreiner Meredith and Madison Sifuentes. Meredith dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds, while Sifuentes went 10 of 18 on her way to 26 points. What's more, Meredith also racked up three assists, the most she's had since back in November. Hannah Gomez was another key player, putting up eight points and seven assists.
Utopia has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-9 record this season. As for Nueces Canyon, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-3.
Utopia will head out to square off against D'Hanis at 3:00 p.m. on December 30th. As for Nueces Canyon, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Nueces Canyon Panthers face off against the Brackett Tigers at 9:00 a.m. on December 28th.
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