Crandall was the 49-33 winner over Byron Nelson when they last played one another back in November of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Crandall Pirates took a hard 69-50 fall against the Byron Nelson Bobcat on Thursday. 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 385th, while the Bobcat are ranked 151st).
Byron Nelson got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Belle Ratliff out in front who went 8 of 11 on her way to 22 points and eight rebounds. Ratliff continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kinsey Morris, who posted 15 points and five steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Crandall and nudges their season record down to 6-6. As for Byron Nelson, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-4.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Granbury the next time they take the court. Crandall will head out to face Granbury at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, while Byron Nelson will play them later in the day, at 11:30 a.m.
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