Basketball Recap: Justin Garza Comes Up Short

Justin Garza was the 45-19 winner over McLane when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The Justin Garza Guardians took a 33-24 hit to the loss column at the hands of the McLane Highlanders on Tuesday.

Tyla Maxey

Points

02/04/25 @ McLane	17
01/30/25 vs Madera South	16
01/28/25 vs Sanger West	15
01/23/25 @ Madera	10
01/21/25 vs Sunnyside	11
+ 18 more games

Despite the loss, Justin Garza still got an impressive performance from Tyla Maxey, who posted 17 points. Maxey continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played.

Justin Garza's defeat was their seventh straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 9-15. As for McLane, their victory was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-7 and their overall record up to 10-15.

Justin Garza wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 56-53 loss against Sunnyside on the 6th. As for McLane, they have also already played their next game, a 54-40 defeat against Madera South on the 6th.