If Blanco was riding high fresh off their 51-31 takedown of Marion last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Blanco Panthers took a 34-28 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Devine Warhorses. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1227th, while the Warhorses are ranked 565th).
| 12/07/24 vs Devine | 7 |
| 12/05/24 vs Nixon-Smiley | 4 |
| 12/06/24 vs Marion | 3 |
| 12/03/24 @ Canyon Lake | 3 |
| 12/05/24 vs Long Creek | 2 |
Despite the loss, Blanco saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Ashton Uballe posted eight points in addition to ten rebounds and seven steals. The dominant performance gave Uballe a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Gretschen Grosch, who put up six points and seven rebounds.
Blanco has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-7 record this season. As for Devine, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-8.
Blanco wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 40-31 defeat against Luling on the 10th. As for Devine, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 35-34 win against La Vernia on the 10th.
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