After flying high against Santa Rosa on Thursday, Lytle came back down to earth. The Lytle Pirates fell 76-66 to the La Vernia Bears on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 634th, while the Bears are ranked 246th).
| 12/05/24 vs La Vernia | 27 |
| 12/05/24 vs Santa Rosa | 17 |
| 12/02/24 @ John F. Kennedy | 20 |
| 11/26/24 vs Young Men's Leadership Academy | 15 |
Lytle's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Chase Guevara, who went 12 for 28 on his way to 27 points. The game was Guevara's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Seth Pierce, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten boards.
Lytle's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for La Vernia, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 8-4.
Lytle didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 75-53 defeat against St. Anthony on the 6th. As for La Vernia, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 60-37 win against Poth on the 6th.
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