If Chisholm Trail was feeling good fresh off their 63-25 takedown of Azle last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Chisholm Trail Rangers fell just short of the Brewer Bears by a score of 33-31 on Tuesday. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Rangers came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 133rd, while the Bears are ranked 324th).
Kaden Richardson and Jesse Mutombo certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Richardson posted 16 points, while Mutombo put up 12 points. That was a full 51.6% of Chisholm Trail's points, marking the fifth time in a row Richardson has scored more than a third of the team's points.
Brewer found their leader in sophomore Braylen Brown, who had 11 points. Brown has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last seven times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jayden Jones, who earned nine points.
Chisholm Trail's defeat dropped their record down to 21-9. As for Brewer, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-15 record this season.
Chisholm Trail didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 46-37 loss against Argyle on the 18th. As for Brewer, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 65-44 defeat against Colleyville Heritage on the 18th.
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