Basketball Recap: Friday's Victory Is Edinburg North's Third in Last Four Outings

By Team Reports Dec 14, 2024, 6:09am

Basketball Recap: Edinburg North Cougars vs. Economedes Jaguars

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12/13/24 vs Economedes20
12/12/24 vs La Feria15
12/12/24 vs IDEA College Prep16
12/10/24 @ San Perlita39
12/07/24 vs Vela19

If Economedes wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Edinburg North, they should've done a better job of containing Raul Palacios. The Edinburg North Cougars strolled past the Economedes Jaguars with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 64-49 thanks in part to Palacios, who went 8 of 11 on his way to 20 points along with six rebounds and three steals. The game was his 11th in a row with at least ten points.

The team also got some help courtesy of Jose Ramirez, who posted seven points. That's the most points he has posted since back in February.

Despite the loss, Economedes still got an impressive performance from Nathaniel De La Garza, who went 9 of 15 on his way to 25 points. That was a full 51% of Economedes' points, marking the third time in a row he's put up more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jesse Medrano, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 10 points and eight rebounds.

Edinburg North is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.0 points per game. As for Economedes, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 11-8.

Edinburg North has already played their next contest, an 82-52 victory against Miller on the 13th. As for Economedes, they will venture away from home to take on San Perlita at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

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