On Friday, the Bullard Panthers greeted the New Year with with a 72-54 victory over the Marshall Christian Academy Guardians. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 403rd, while the Guardians are ranked 1118th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Marshall Christian Academy's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was John Gilbert, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 boards. The game was Gilbert's fifth in a row with at least ten points. Vontay Robinson was another key player, dropping a double-double on 17 points and ten boards.
Bullard's win bumped their record up to 14-6. As for Marshall Christian Academy, they dropped their record down to 6-9 with the loss, which was their seventh straight on the road.
When Bullard and Marshall Christian Academy next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Bullard will try to stop Jefferson's five-game winning streak when the meet at 6:45 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Marshall Christian Academy will try to stop Tyler HEAT's four-game winning streak when the meet at 3:00 p.m. on January 11th.
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