The Palacios Sharks won against the Banquete Bulldogs on Tuesday with 59 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Thursday. Palacios managed a 59-55 victory over Banquete. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Banquete's lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Dietrich Looez, who scored 10 points along with 6 rebounds and 3 steals. Another player making a difference was Andrew Elizondo, who scored 16 points.
The victory got Palacios back to even at 3-3. As for Banquete, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-5.
Palacios' road trip will continue as they head out to face John Paul II at 3:30 p.m. on December 1st. As for Banquete, they will square off against Lasara at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. Lasara presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Banquete in Texas (Lasara is ranked 372nd, while Banquete is ranked 1216th).
