Basketball Recap: Jubilee Brownsville Comes Up Short

Jubilee Brownsville fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Hidalgo on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Hidalgo Pirates by a score of 75-73. The defeat continues a trend for the Titans in their matchups with the Pirates: they've now lost three in a row.

Nick Zarate

Points

01/24/25 @ Hidalgo	37
01/21/25 vs Grulla	26
01/14/25 @ La Feria	15

When it comes to explaining why Jubilee Brownsville lost, don't look at Nick Zarate. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 37 points and 20 boards. The game was Zarate's third in a row with at least ten points. Deron Holland was another key player, going 7 of 16 en route to 18 points and five assists.

Jubilee Brownsville's loss dropped their record down to 13-9. As for Hidalgo, they pushed their record up to 21-9 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.

Jubilee Brownsville will welcome Valley View at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Jubilee Brownsville has insisted on making their lastthree contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 1-2 during that stretch of close contests. As for Hidalgo, they will head out to challenge La Feria at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hidalgo has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last five games.