A well-balanced attack led Bullard over Palestine in every quarter on their way to victory on Tuesday. The Bullard Panthers walked away with a 65-55 victory over the Palestine Wildcats. This was payback for the Panthers, who suffered a 61-52 loss the last time these two teams met.
Several Wildcats players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Ashton Cook, who went 5 for 11 on his way to 14 points. Thomas Edwards was another key player, putting up 11 points and eight rebounds.
Bullard has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. As for Palestine, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 12-11.
Bullard will host Madisonville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Bullard knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Madisonville likes a good challenge. As for Palestine, they will take on Center at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Palestine is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.6 points per game this season.
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