Van Alstyne was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They came up short against the Lake Dallas Falcons, falling 72-48. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 809th, while the Falcons are ranked 345th).
Despite the loss, Van Alstyne still got an impressive performance from DJ Mansel, who almost dropped a double-double with 12 points and nine rebounds.
Even though they lost, Van Alstyne was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. This was only their 17th loss (out of 24 games) when they've passed the ball that well.
Van Alstyne's loss dropped their record down to 7-24. As for Lake Dallas, their victory bumped their record up to 15-17.
Van Alstyne didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 71-53 defeat against Gainesville on the 7th. As for Lake Dallas, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 56-52 win against Aubrey on the 7th.
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