The Balmorhea Bears and the Buena Vista Longhorns squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but sadly the Balmorhea Bears had to settle for second. They were outmatched by the Longhorns on the road and fell 69-41. Balmorhea has struggled against Buena Vista recently, as their contest on Tuesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Buena Vista got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Caden Valdez out in front who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 14 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Jackie Jurado, who scored 14 points along with eight assists and seven rebounds.
Balmorhea's loss dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Buena Vista, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 24-6 record this season.
Balmorhea does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Buena Vista, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Irion County at 7:30 p.m. Irion County is also coming in off of a big victory, so somebody is in for a big reversal of fortune.
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