After flying high against North Dallas last Friday, Carter came back down to earth. The Carter Cowboys fell to the Kimball Knights 73-68. While losing is never fun, the Cowboys can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 89th, while the Knights are ranked 32nd).
Kimball's win on Tuesday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jaylin Hancock, who went 6-for-9 from beyond the arc to rack up 21 points and three steals. Hancock continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Lance Carr, who went 8-for-11 en route to 19 points in addition to six rebounds and three blocks.
Carter's loss dropped their record down to 26-7. As for Kimball, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-5 record this season.
Carter has already played their next match, a 45-40 victory against Life Waxahachie on the 18th. As for Kimball, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 78-37 win against Alvarado on the 18th.
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