Basketball Recap: Dynamic Duo of Leon Villarreal and Jared Castro Lead Mission to Victory
By Team Reports
Jan 28, 2025, 10:11am
Basketball Recap: Mission Eagles vs. Roma Gladiators
After losing to Roma the last time they met, Mission decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Mission Eagles came out on top against the Roma Gladiators by a score of 58-48 on Wednesday.
| 01/22/25 @ Roma | 18 |
| 01/17/25 vs Martin | 23 |
| 01/14/25 @ Mission Veterans Memorial | 22 |
| 01/07/25 vs Nixon | 22 |
| 01/03/25 vs Cigarroa | 17 |
Mission was led to victory by Jared Castro and Leon Villarreal. Castro went 8 for 13 en route to 18 points in addition to eight boards and four steals, while Villarreal went 7 of 13 on his way to 18 points. The match was Villarreal's seventh in a row with at least ten points. Pablo Zapata was another key player, putting up ten points.
The victory got Mission back to even at 14-14. As for Roma, their loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 5-17.
Mission has already played their next contest, a 66-40 win against Juarez-Lincoln on the 24th. As for Roma, they will square off against Palmview at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Palmview is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.6 points per game this season.
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