The Shepherd Pirates and the Kountze Lions squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but sadly the Shepherd Pirates had to settle for second. They ended up on the wrong side of a tough 74-52 walloping at the hands of the Lions. While losing is never fun, Shepherd can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 707th, while Kountze is ranked 185th).
Shepherd lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Tristen Cullum, who scored 13 points along with five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Payton Burton, who scored 15 points along with seven rebounds.
Shepherd's defeat dropped their record down to 22-15. As for Kountze, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 32-5.
Shepherd does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Kountze is on the road again on Tuesday and plays Tarkington at 7:00 p.m. on February 27th. Kountze has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 3,022 points over their last 37 matchups.
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