It was a Battle of the Birds when Geneva faced off against Kinkaid on Thursday. The Geneva Eagles fell to the Kinkaid Falcons 56-52. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Eagles came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 97th, while the Falcons are ranked 391st).
Drace Gomez continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Kinkaid, dropping a double-double on 22 points and ten rebounds. Gomez has been hot recently, having posted nine or more rebounds the last three times he's played. Harris Saunders was another key player, posting ten points in addition to three steals.
Geneva's loss dropped their record down to 11-2. As for Kinkaid, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-5.
Geneva wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 66-40 win against Victoria West on the 6th. Kinkaid has also already played their next match, a 67-44 victory against Cypress Christian on the 6th.
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