The Socorro Bulldogs and the Santa Teresa Desert Warriors will face off at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Socorro has now lost ten straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since the sixth.
Socorro is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell 62-55 to Del Valle on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1078th, while the Conquistadores are ranked 476th).
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Socorro might have lost, but man, Isaias Morales was a machine: he went 9 of 17 en route to 22 points along with six boards and three steals. The dominant performance gave Morales a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Danny Delgado, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds.
Even though they lost, Socorro smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Santa Teresa was beaten by Bowie 77-41 on Friday. The Desert Warriors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Socorro's loss dropped their record down to 4-15. As for Santa Teresa, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-8.
Everything came up roses for Socorro against Santa Teresa when the teams last played back in December of 2021, as the squad secured a 41-14 victory. Will Socorro repeat their success, or does Santa Teresa have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps