After a string of three wins, Millsap's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They took a 62-52 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Meridian Yellowjackets. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 791st, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 274th).
Meridian was led to victory by Guillermo Ortiz and Josh Nunez. Ortiz went 6 for 12 en route to 16 points plus five rebounds and four steals, while Nunez went 5 for 10 en route to 18 points plus six rebounds and three steals. Ortiz is crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Ricky Shank, who had 11 points plus four steals.
Millsap's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Meridian, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 7-0.
Millsap will challenge Lingleville at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lingleville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.1 points per game this season. As for Meridian, they will take on Covington at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Meridian's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five contests.
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