If Whitharral was feeling good fresh off their 70-27 takedown of Sundown on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Whitharral Panthers took a 49-42 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Clarendon Broncos on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 424th, while the Broncos are ranked 66th).
Despite the loss, Whitharral saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Paige Smith posted 16 points along with seven rebounds and five steals. That was a full 38.1% of Whitharral's points, marking the 14th time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Madi Chavez, who had six points along with five rebounds and four steals.
Whitharral's defeat dropped their record down to 11-7. As for Clarendon, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 17-4.
Whitharral didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 62-22 win against Pecos on the 28th. Clarendon has also already played their next contest, a 51-44 victory against Levelland on the 28th.
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