While West Fork didn't have the best season last year (they finished 4-28), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 51-48 win over the Lee Ganders on Thursday. Given the Gators' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 339th, while the Ganders are ranked 1244th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Gators
12/12/24 vs Lee | 51-48 |
12/12/24 vs Cleveland | 57-49 |
12/07/24 vs Crockett | 65-50 |
12/06/24 vs Buffalo | 66-51 |
The victory (which was West Fork's fourth in a row) raised their record to 8-3. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.8 points per game. As for Lee, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-9.
West Fork won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Episcopal at 1:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Lee, they will also get right back to it: they'll take on Cleveland at 9:00 a.m. on Friday.
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