Basketball Recap: Lopez Takes a Loss

Lopez was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They took a 45-29 bruising from the Pace Vikings. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Lobos this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 38-35 back in November.

Lopez's defeat dropped their record down to 6-12. As for Pace, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-8 record this season.

Lopez is taking a road trip to face off against Weslaco East at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Weslaco East has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. Pace will take on Donna in a holiday battle at at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.