Basketball Recap: Lamar Consolidated Mustangs vs. Almeta Crawford Chargers
After flying high against Royal last Monday, Lamar Consolidated came back down to earth. The Lamar Consolidated Mustangs took a 51-39 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Almeta Crawford Chargers on Friday. The game marked the Mustangs' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Despite the loss, Lamar Consolidated saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Edgar Garcia posted 17 points along with five rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Garcia has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Lockett, who earned seven points.
Even though they lost, Lamar Consolidated was working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Lamar Consolidated dropped their record down to 1-4 with the defeat, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Almeta Crawford, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Lamar Consolidated has already played their next contest, a 55-34 win against El Campo on the 25th. As for Almeta Crawford, they will square off against Iowa Colony at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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