Basketball Recap: Americas' Run of 11 Straight Wins Now Over

Trail Blazers

Previous 5 Games

02/18/25 vs El Paso	50-54
02/11/25 @ El Dorado	59-53
02/07/25 vs Del Valle	64-50
02/04/25 vs Hanks	58-42
01/31/25 @ Parkland	44-33

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Americas can now relate to. They fell to the El Paso Tigers 54-50. The Trail Blazers' defeat signaled the end of their 11-game winning streak.

Several Trail Blazers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was JOSH PICHARDO, who shot 47% from the field to rack up 20 points. PICHARDO is also on a roll when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy, as he's posted one of at least 40% in the last five games he's played. Another player making a difference was ETHAN SALINAS, who posted eight points and nine boards.

Even though they lost, Americas was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. This was only their fourth loss (out of 22 games) when they've passed the ball that well.

Brody John was his usual excellent self, putting up 13 points along with seven rebounds and three steals for El Paso. The team also got some help courtesy of Todd Gray, who earned 12 points and three steals.

Americas' loss dropped their record down to 21-11. As for El Paso, with the victory, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 18-16.

Americas does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for El Paso, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 67-52 defeat against Legacy on the 20th.