It was a Battle of the Birds when St. Thomas Catholic faced off against Kinkaid on Wednesday. The Eagles lost to the Falcons at home by a 69-51 margin. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 542nd, while the Falcons are ranked 62nd).
When it comes to explaining why St. Thomas Catholic lost, don't look at Cal Kirkpatrick. Despite the final result, he went 7-for-9 on his way to 17 points and six rebounds. Another player making a difference was Adam Schoppa, who posted seven points.
It was another big night for Maddox Davis, who shot 48% from the field to rack up 27 points and four steals for Kinkaid. Maverick Curl-Okafor was another key player, putting up seven points in addition to 12 boards and seven assists.
This is the second loss in a row for St. Thomas Catholic and nudges their season record down to 7-9. As for Kinkaid, the win was the 12th in a row for them, bringing their record up to 17-2.
St. Thomas Catholic has already played their next game, a 56-44 victory against Cooper on the 12th. Kinkaid will take on St. Thomas Episcopal in a holiday battle at 5:30 p.m. on the 19th. The Falcons will need to watch out since the Saints have now posted at least 55 points in their last five matchups.
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