After soaring to 57 points the game before, the Sam Houston Broncos were a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They were outmatched by Pineville on the road and fell 59-23. While losing is never fun, Sam Houston can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while Pineville is ranked seventh).
Sam Houston's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Blaine Davey, who scored 10 points, and Kyren Talbert who scored 5 points along with 6 rebounds. Davey scored a full 43.5% of Sam Houston's points, the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Sam Houston's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Pineville, the win for they keeps them at an undefeated 5-0.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Sam Houston will take on Washington-Marion at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pineville will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Rapides at 7:00 p.m. on December 12th.
