The Blanco Panthers are taking a road trip to square off against the Llano Yellowjackets at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Blanco will be strutting in after a victory while Llano will be coming in after a defeat.
Blanco is headed into the match having just posted their biggest win since December 30, 2024 on Friday. They blew past Florence 44-18. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
Meanwhile, Llano played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 78-49 loss at the hands of Comfort. While losing is never fun, the Yellowjackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1501st, while the Bobcats/Deer are ranked 709th).
Blanco will need focus on slowing down Konrad Zwicke, one of several Llano players who made an impact when they last played. He posted ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaxon Johnson, who earned eight points.
Blanco pushed their record up to 16-9 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Llano, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-29.
Blanco strolled past Llano when the teams last played two weeks ago by a score of 45-31. The rematch might be a little tougher for Blanco since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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