The Crystal City Javelinas won the last time they faced the Natalia Mustangs, and things went their way on Friday too. Crystal City walked away with a 57-45 win over Natalia. The win made it back-to-back wins for Crystal City.
Crystal City's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Alyson Mata, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds. Mata is trending in the right direction, as she's improved her point production for three games straight. Selma Flores was another key contributor, scoring 15 points along with five steals.
Natalia's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Yahdi Lujan, who scored 22 points along with five steals, and Abby Fulton who scored eight points along with ten rebounds and four steals. That was a full 48.9% of Natalia's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Crystal City has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-14 record this season. As for Natalia, they dropped their record down to 10-20 with that loss, which was their third straight at home.
Crystal City will take on Hondo at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Hondo has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Natalia, they will head out on the road to square off against Cotulla at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
