The Pinkston Vikings suffered their biggest loss since November 30, 2023 on Friday. They were the victim of a tough 73-47 defeat at the hands of Carter. While losing is never fun, Pinkston can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 380th, while Carter is ranked 22nd).
Despite the loss, Pinkston still got an impressive performance from Rashad Simpson, who scored 29 points. That was a full 61.7% of Pinkston's points, marking the eighth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Joel Ramos, who scored ten points.
Pinkston now has a losing record at 12-13. As for Carter, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-5.
Pinkston will head out on the road to face off against North Dallas at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Carter, they will be playing at home against Roosevelt at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Roosevelt is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
