Recap: La Joya Community Fighting Lobos vs. Gila Ridge Hawks
The La Joya Community Fighting Lobos scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Friday. They rang in the new year with a 67-58 win over Gila Ridge. Winning may never get old, but La Joya Community sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
La Joya Community's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Makuach Makuei, who scored 21 points along with three steals. Another player making a difference was Josiah Hale, who scored 16 points along with five assists.
La Joya Community's victory ended a nine-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-11. As for Gila Ridge, their loss was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which bumped their record down to 3-13.
La Joya Community will look to defend their home court on Friday against Da Vinci at 7:00 p.m. Gila Ridge won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Apache Junction at 12:00 p.m. on January 6th. Hopefully Apache Junction focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 16 on Saturday.
