Basketball Recap: Roma Gladiators vs. La Joya Coyotes
If Roma was feeling good fresh off their 54-34 takedown of Grulla last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Roma Gladiators fell 44-35 to the La Joya Coyotes on Tuesday. The Gladiators were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Coyotes apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in November of 2023.
Lydia Berenice Gonzalez was her usual excellent self, almost dropping a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds for La Joya. The team also got some help courtesy of Calixtra Gandaria, who had 11 points along with eight steals.
Roma's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for La Joya, their win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-2.
Roma will play host again on Thursday to welcome Lopez, where tip off is scheduled at 9:00 a.m. Roma is facing Lopez at the right time seeing as Lopez is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for La Joya, they will challenge Rio Grande City at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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