It was a Battle of the Birds when Kinkaid faced off against St. Thomas Catholic on Friday. The Kinkaid Falcons took a 59-51 hit to the loss column at the hands of the St. Thomas Catholic Eagles. The Falcons have struggled against the Eagles recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Ethan Williams
| 12/27/24 vs St. Thomas Catholic | 15 |
| 12/10/24 vs St. Thomas Catholic | 9 |
| 12/05/24 vs Bellville | 9 |
| 12/06/24 @ Cypress Christian | 6 |
| 11/25/24 vs Prestonwood Christian | 6 |
Kinkaid's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ethan Williams, who went 7 of 9 on his way to 15 points and six rebounds. The dominant performance gave Williams a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Harris Saunders, who posted six points in addition to ten boards and three blocks.
Caleb Kimble continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for St. Thomas Catholic, going 8 of 12 on his way to 20 points along with seven steals and six boards. Kimble is becoming a predictor of St. Thomas Catholic's success: when he posts at least three steals the team is 5-2 (and 5-6 when he doesn't). Chase Caesar was another key player, putting up 11 points and seven rebounds.
Kinkaid now has a losing record at 8-9. As for St. Thomas Catholic, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season.
Kinkaid wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, an 84-66 loss against Varsity Opponent on the 28th. As for St. Thomas Catholic, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 79-59 defeat against Second Baptist on the 28th.
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