Poteet's tournament run continued when they took on Little Elm on Saturday. The Poteet Pirates fell to the Little Elm Lobos 48-43. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 509th, while the Lobos are ranked 36th).
Kensington Candler was his usual excellent self, going 10 for 21 on his way to 24 points and four steals for Little Elm. The team also got some help courtesy of Ian Berry, who posted 11 points.
Poteet has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-11 record this season. As for Little Elm, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 16-5.
Poteet didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 46-43 victory against Frisco on the 28th. As for Little Elm, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 59-38 win against Centennial on the 28th.
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