Starks won the last time they faced Kelly Catholic and things went their way on Thursday too. The Starks Panthers walked away with a 46-37 victory over the Kelly Catholic Bulldogs. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 126th in Louisiana, while the Bulldogs are ranked 1138th in Texas), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kelly Catholic lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Mattie Holmes, who posted 12 points. Another player making a difference was Bella Garza, who earned 11 points.
Starks is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.5 points per game. As for Kelly Catholic, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-12.
Starks wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 50-14 win against Tournament Opponent on the 5th. As for Kelly Catholic, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 43-18 victory against Little Cypress-Mauriceville on the 6th.
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