# @macjournalism on Instagram

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- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/11221922-macjournalism-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-01-27T21:33:27.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** McCallum Journalism (@macjournalism) — https://gondola.cc/macjournalism

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FRESHMAN KNIGHTS 56, RAPTORS 22: The freshman boys basketball team defended their home court emphatically on Tuesday night, decisively beating the LASA Raptors to extend their district win streak to nine games.

Ben Cook led the way with 12 points; Nels Pruner and Amdsen Withers scored eight and seven points respectively.

Pruner said after the game that he believed the Knights would prevail. 

“I was feeling confident that we were going to come out with a win,” Pruner said. “Even though the score was close the first time we played LASA.” 

During the game, Pruner’s confidence crew as the team built a lead and kept adding to it. 

“During the game I felt really good,” Pruner said. “We were making few mistakes and playing really solid as a team.” 

Pruner said was especially pleased to return to his team after being sick.

“The highlight of the game was that everyone got minutes and were able to play well,” he said. 

Pruner said he was encouraged by the team’s improvement since the first LASA game on Dec. 12.

“The biggest takeaway was that our team has the capability to perform at a high level and keep improving,” Pruner said. 

To Pruner the final margin of victory showed that the team has really come together in their first year at McCallum. 

“Although there are still things that we can always improve on, I think the final score shows how hard we have worked this season,” Pruner said.
 
He added that the team is excited to finish the season strong. 

“I feel very confident that we will be able to stay undefeated,” Pruner said. 

For Pruner this season has been all about finding his footing at McCallum and getting used to this more intense atmosphere. 

“This year has been super fun,” Pruner siad. “The coaches and teammates are awesome and it’s just been a great experience.” 

Reporting by Chloe Seckar-Martinez. Photos by 
Julia Copas and Rowan Varela.

#KnightTime #texashsbasketball #txhshoops #txhsbball

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| McCallum Journalism | @macjournalism | https://gondola.cc/macjournalism | Newspaper |
| Julia Copas | @julia_copas | https://gondola.cc/julia_copas | Photographer |

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