The Banquete Bulldogs were not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 68-52 bruising from Santa Gertrudis Academy. While losing is never fun, Banquete can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1649th, while Santa Gertrudis Academy is ranked 784th).
Banquete lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Logan Blanchard, who scored nine points. Another player making a difference was James Starry, who scored ten points along with six rebounds.
Banquete's defeat dropped their record down to 3-24. As for Santa Gertrudis Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 19-12 record this season.
Banquete does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Santa Gertrudis Academy, they will face off against Mathis at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Mathis focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 24 on Tuesday.
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