Mountain View lost against Ysleta back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Mountain View Lobos took a blow against the Ysleta Indians, falling 60-33. While losing is never fun, the Lobos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1246th, while the Indians are ranked 466th).
Mountain View lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Jesus ' Gio' Rodriguez, who posted eight points and four steals. That's the most steals Rodriguez has posted since back in February of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Diego Gonzalez, who put up eight points in addition to seven rebounds and three blocks.
Azaiah Thompson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Ysleta, dropping a double-double on 39 points and ten boards. That makes it 20 consecutive games in which Thompson has scored at least a third of Ysleta's points. Another player making a difference was Christian Chaparro, who scored eight points and three steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Mountain View and nudges their season record down to 12-18. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 11-9 Riverside (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 61.4% over those games). As for Ysleta, they pushed their record up to 21-10 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Mountain View will host Fabens at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Ysleta, they will be playing at home against Riverside at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Riverside will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Ysleta surely won't give up without a fight.
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