It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Mexia Black Cats can now relate to. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 70-67. It was the first time this season that Mexia let down their fans at home.
Several Black Cats players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Kelan Collins, who scored 29 points. Collins is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for four games straight. Kyran Bedford was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with ten rebounds and four steals.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Palmer to victory, but perhaps none more so than Eric Cisneros, who dropped a double-double on 29 points and 14 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Cisneros has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Logan Medina, who scored 19 points along with seven rebounds and six assists.
Mexia's loss ended a 21-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 25-12. As for Palmer, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 30-3.
Mexia does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Palmer, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 65-52 defeat vs. Westwood on the 27th.
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