If Karnes City was feeling good fresh off their 66-45 takedown of Bloomington last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Karnes City Badgers were beaten by the Great Hearts Northern Oaks Griffins 78-27 on Friday. The Badgers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 38-17.
Despite the loss, Karnes City still got an impressive performance from Savion Nixon-Thompson, who posted ten points and six rebounds. Another player making a difference was Rene Martinez, who earned four points.
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Even though they lost, Karnes City smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 21 consecutive matches.
Caden Collins continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Great Hearts Northern Oaks, going 6 of 8 from beyond the arc on his way to 28 points along with six steals and five assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Lawrence Fields, who had ten points.
With the defeat, Karnes City broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 12-9. As for Great Hearts Northern Oaks, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-8.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Karnes City will head out to face off against Odem at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Karnes City is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.5 points per game this season. As for Great Hearts Northern Oaks, they will venture away from home to square off against San Antonio Patriots HomeSchool at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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