It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Bryan can now relate to. They were dealt an 82-47 defeat at the hands of the Duncanville Panthers and Pantherettes on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 278th, while the Panthers and Pantherettes are ranked fourth).
Duncanville found their leader in sophomore Samari Holmen, who almost dropped a double-double with 29 points and nine boards. That's the most rebounds Holmen has posted since back in December of 2024. Another player making a difference was Trystan James, who went 5-for-9 en route to 15 points.
Bryan dropped their record down to 18-12 with the loss, which was their third straight at home. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.3 points over those games. As for Duncanville, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 27-6 record this season.
Bryan does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Duncanville, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 39-38 victory against Sachse on the 13th.
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