Basketball Preview: Mendez Jaguars vs. Orthopaedic Vipers
The Mendez Jaguars will look to take advantage of their home-court for the first time this season as they take on the Orthopaedic Vipers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Hopefully Mendez focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up eight last Wednesday.
Mendez is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after starting their season on the road. They lost 68-46 to Lincoln. The Jaguars just can't catch a break and have now endured five defeats in a row dating back to last season.
Mendez might have lost, but man, Victor Sauceda was a machine: he dropped a double-double on 24 points and 13 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Oscar Guerrero, who posted nine points.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Orthopaedic beat Dr. Maya Angelou Community 39-34 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Vipers.
Mendez came up short against Orthopaedic in their previous matchup back in January of 2017, falling 51-44. Can Mendez avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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