Basketball Recap: Chris Mitchell Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Livingston

It was a proper cat-fight when Palestine faced off against Livingston on Friday. The Palestine Wildcats narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Livingston Lions 61-58. This was a revenge game for the Wildcats: when they faced off against the Lions last Friday, they had to take a 73-65 loss.

Palestine's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Chris Mitchell led the charge by going 7 for 11 en route to 19 points. The dominant performance gave Mitchell a new career-high in points. Ashton Cook was another key player, putting up 11 points in addition to six rebounds and six steals.

Palestine has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of three points across that stretch. As for Livingston, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-10.

Palestine wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 2-0 win against Marshall Christian Academy on the 6th. As for Livingston, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 64-62 victory against Hardin-Jefferson on the 7th.