Basketball Recap: Ilana Bread's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Washington over La Joya Community

Washington was the 37-31 winner over La Joya Community when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The Washington Rams lost to the La Joya Community Fighting Lobos at home by a 44-25 margin on Thursday. The Rams were down 40-16 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.

Several Rams players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Ilana Bread, who posted six points.

Leading La Joya Community to victory were Bella Begay and Samaris Pena. Begay dropped a double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds, while Pena had 14 points along with seven boards and five steals. Begay has been hot for a while, having posted eight or more rebounds the last 19 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Destiny Sanchez, who scored eight points in addition to five boards and five steals.

Washington has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matchups, which has put a noticeable dent in their 6-16 record this season. As for La Joya Community, their victory ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-15.

As of now, neither Washington nor La Joya Community have any future games scheduled.