The Whitharral Panthers will head out to face off against the Lockney Longhorns at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Whitharral is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.1 points per game this season.
Whitharral took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They secured a 63-59 W over Tulia.
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12/27/24 vs Alpine | 27 |
12/27/24 vs Hawley | 17 |
12/26/24 vs Reagan County | 27 |
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Nathaniel Sansom was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 34 points and 14 boards. The match was his seventh in a row with at least ten points. Jack Griffin was another key player, putting up ten points and six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Lockney was beaten by Denver City 83-50 last Friday. While losing is never fun, the Longhorns can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1393rd, while the Mustangs are ranked 611th).
Whitharral pushed their record up to 9-6 with the victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.1 points per game. As for Lockney, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-8.
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