Basketball Recap: Byron Nelson Piles Up the Points Against Keller Central

You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Byron Nelson's strategy against Keller Central on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Byron Nelson Bobcat blew the Keller Central Chargers out of the water with a 78-30 final score. Given the Bobcat's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 83rd, while the Chargers are ranked 677th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Leading Byron Nelson to victory were Belle Ratliff and Berkley Smith. Ratliff went 13 of 21 en route to 31 points and four steals, while Smith went 9 of 16 on her way to 24 points along with seven assists and four steals. The match was Ratliff's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of J'Lynn Orozco, who posted four points along with seven boards and six assists.

They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Byron Nelson was working as a unit and finished the game with 24 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Byron Nelson's win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-8. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.5 points per game. As for Keller Central, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-15.

Byron Nelson will face off against Southlake Carroll at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Byron Nelson has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Keller Central, they will challenge Trinity at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday.