Basketball Recap: Mission's Win Ends Five-Game Losing Streak on the Road

If Mission Veterans Memorial wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Mission, they should've done a better job of containing Leon Villarreal. The Mission Eagles came out on top against the Mission Veterans Memorial Patriots by a score of 63-54 on Tuesday thanks in part to Villarreal, who went 6 of 14 on his way to 22 points and five steals. His evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points.

Another player making a difference was Daniel Pena, who posted nine points and five steals. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points.

Mission's victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 13-13. As for Mission Veterans Memorial, they dropped their record down to 10-12 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home.

Mission has already played their next match (against Martin), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Mission Veterans Memorial didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 69-43 loss against Rio Grande City on the 17th.