LEE waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came out on top against the Pioneer Diamondbacks by a score of 68-57.
LEE was led to victory by Rosanelly Pastrano and Lilah Yanover. Pastrano went 10 for 19 en route to 28 points plus three steals, while Yanover went 8 for 20 en route to 22 points plus seven rebounds and two steals. The match was Pastrano's eighth in a row with at least ten points. Nena Alvarado was another key player, posting five points in addition to ten rebounds.
LEE smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in nine consecutive contests.
Despite the loss, Pioneer still got an impressive performance from Kassandra Garcia, who almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine assists. Garcia is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Ebonie Chatman, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds.
LEE's victory bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Pioneer, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
LEE has already played their next game, a 57-38 win against Navasota on the 15th. As for Pioneer, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 46-45 defeat against La Feria on the 15th.
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