Lubbock lost against Palo Duro back in February of 2020 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Lubbock Westerners might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting the Palo Duro Dons an easy 61-38 victory. While losing is never fun, the Westerners can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 708th, while the Dons are ranked 55th).
Lubbock has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-8 record this season. As for Palo Duro, they pushed their record up to 16-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Lubbock will be taking part in a tournament against Levelland at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday. Levelland has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Palo Duro, they will take on Alamogordo in a tournament on Thursday. Palo Duro knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Alamogordo likes a good challenge.
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