The Lake Dallas Falcons will challenge the Panther Creek Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Tuesday, Lake Dallas came up short against Aubrey and fell 65-57. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 365th, while the Chaparrals are ranked 156th).
Meanwhile, Panther Creek's matchup on Saturday was close up to the half, which is when they kicked things up a notch. They blew past Aubrey 76-56. Winning may never get old, but the Panthers sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Lake Dallas better keep an eye on JAELEN BLOCK-HILL. He was instrumental in Panther Creek's win, going 9 of 10 on his way to 20 points in addition to six boards and three steals. Those 20 points gave BLOCK-HILL a new career-high. Another player making a difference was SABIEN MCGRAW, who went 5 for 9 en route to 16 points and four steals.
Panther Creek smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in five consecutive contests.
Panther Creek has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.0 points per game. As for Lake Dallas, they now have a losing record at 13-14.
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