After flying high against Blooming Grove on Friday, Maypearl came back down to earth. The Panthers fell 65-59 to the Scurry-Rosser Wildcats on Tuesday. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Scurry-Rosser's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Drake Manos, who went 5-for-8 en route to 11 points and eight rebounds. Those 11 points gave Manos a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleb Peavy, who almost dropped a double-double with nine points and 17 boards.
Maypearl's defeat dropped their record down to 13-11. As for Scurry-Rosser, they moved to 8-16 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
Coming up, Maypearl will square off against Rice at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. The Panthers will be up against the Bulldogs' rather soft defense (which has allowed 50.64 points per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Scurry-Rosser, they will challenge Blooming Grove at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The Lions have been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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