Basketball Recap: Sinton Pirates vs. Cornerstone Christian Warriors
A win for Sinton just wasn't in the cards on Thursday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by the Cornerstone Christian Warriors on the road and fell 74-31. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 609th, while the Warriors are ranked 84th).
Cornerstone Christian got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Yasmeen Schmidt out in front who went 9 for 19 en route to 26 points plus two steals and two blocks. That makes it five consecutive games in which Schmidt has scored at least a third of Cornerstone Christian's points. Another player making a difference was Regina Mendoza, who went 7 for 15 en route to 17 points plus seven steals and five rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Sinton and nudges their season record down to 7-6. As for Cornerstone Christian, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-2.
Sinton didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 50-38 victory against Hidalgo on the 6th. Cornerstone Christian has also already played their next game, a 51-43 win against Central Heights on the 6th.
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