Americas lost against Permian back in November and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Americas Trail Blazers were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 41-40 to the Permian Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Trail Blazers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 533rd, while the Panthers are ranked 94th).
When it comes to explaining why Americas lost, don't look at JOSH PICHARDO. Despite the final result, he went 6 of 7 from beyond the arc on his way to 26 points.
Americas has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-7 record this season. As for Permian, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-4.
Americas has already played their next game, a 51-42 win against Venus on the 14th. Permian has also already played their next contest, a 65-49 victory against Presidio on the 14th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
