Palestine entered their matchup against Bullard on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Palestine Wildcats took a 65-55 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bullard Panthers. The Wildcats were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Panthers apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in February of 2024.
Several Wildcats players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Ashton Cook, who went 5 for 11 on his way to 14 points. Thomas Edwards was another key player, putting up 11 points and eight rebounds.
Palestine's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 12-11. As for Bullard, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season.
Palestine will head out to face off against Center at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Palestine is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.6 points per game this season. As for Bullard, they will take on Madisonville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Bullard knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Madisonville likes a good challenge.
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