The Santa Gertrudis Academy Lions won the last time they faced the Banquete Bulldogs, and things went their way on Tuesday too. Santa Gertrudis Academy enjoyed a cozy 68-52 victory over Banquete. Given Santa Gertrudis Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 784th, while Banquete is ranked 1649th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Several Bulldogs players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Logan Blanchard, who scored nine points. James Starry was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with six rebounds.
The win made it two in a row for Santa Gertrudis Academy and bumps their season record up to 19-12. As for Banquete, they dropped their record down to 3-24 with that loss, which was their third straight at home.
Santa Gertrudis Academy will take on Mathis at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Mathis focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 24 on Tuesday. Banquete does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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