Palestine suffered their biggest loss since February 22nd on Saturday. They came up short against the Richland Royals, falling 72-49.
| 12/14/24 vs Richland | 3 |
| 12/13/24 vs Lindale | 2 |
| 12/12/24 vs Waco | 3 |
| 12/10/24 @ LaPoynor | 5 |
Palestine's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ashton Cook, who posted 12 points along with six rebounds and three steals. Cook has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Bj Walker, who went 6 of 11 on his way to 14 points and four steals.
Palestine's loss dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Richland, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-7.
Palestine didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 54-47 victory against Waco on the 14th. As for Richland, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 65-51 defeat against University on the 14th.
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