Basketball Recap: Daniel Trevino's Big Game Can't Quite Lead La Joya over Weslaco

Coyotes

Previous 5 Games

01/20/25 @ Weslaco	39-57
01/17/25 vs Pharr-San Juan-Alamo	69-54
01/14/25 @ Economedes	58-40
01/10/25 vs Edinburg North	37-33
01/03/25 vs Harlingen	38-81

After a string of three wins, La Joya's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They took a 57-39 bruising from the Weslaco Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Coyotes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 879th, while the Panthers are ranked 331st).

Several Coyotes players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Daniel Trevino, who went 5 for 11 on his way to 14 points. That was a full 35.9% of La Joya's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Hunter Morales, who had 11 points.

Pete Cantu continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Weslaco, going 8 of 10 en route to 23 points and seven rebounds. The dominant performance gave Cantu a new career-high in points. Kai L Fino was another key player, putting up seven points along with six boards and five assists.

La Joya's defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 11-18. As for Weslaco, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. La Joya will face off against Edinburg at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Edinburg's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven games. As for Weslaco, a feisty cat fight is on tap when the Weslaco Panthers take on the Edinburg North Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Edinburg North is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.5 points per game this season.