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Texas High School Basketball - Roma can't hold off Mission
December 15, 2023: Mission, TX 78572
The Mission Eagles basketball team scored 42 points and restricted the visiting Roma Gladiators to 39 in the Eagles non-league victory on Friday.
The Eagles now sport a 6-13 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Weslaco for a non-league contest on Tuesday, December 19. Mission will battle a Panthers team coming off a 62-53 non-league loss to Rio Grande City (Rio Grande City, TX). The Panthers record now stands at 8-11.
The Gladiators (2-11) will now prepare for their contest against Los Fresnos (Los Fresnos, TX). The Falcons come into the non-league contest with a 17-5 record. In their last contest, Los Fresnos was nudged by Port Isabel (Port Isabel, TX), 55-48, in a non-league contest.