Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Panther Creek couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They took a 57-44 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lincoln Tigers on Friday. 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 96th, while the Tigers are ranked 32nd).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lincoln to victory, but perhaps none more so than Lanae Dallas, who posted 16 points. Dallas continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Grace Spencer, who earned 14 points.
Panther Creek's loss dropped their record down to 23-7. As for Lincoln, the win (which was their 12th in a row) raised their record to 35-2.
Panther Creek does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lincoln, they will square off against Sunnyvale on Monday. Sunnyvale knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 11 matches -- so hopefully Lincoln likes a good challenge.
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