Laredo LBJ had to hit the road for their first game and it wasn't the result they were hoping for. They fell 51-43 to the St. Augustine Knights on Friday. The Wolves haven't had much luck with the Knights recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Defeat or not, Laredo LBJ got some senior leadership from Zahith Valdez and Juan Gonzalez. Valdez went 7 for 17 en route to 18 points plus two steals, while Gonzalez almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds. What's more, Valdez also racked up four threes, the most he's had since back in December of 2023. Another player making a difference was Jonathan Hernandez, who scored four points.
The victory (which was St. Augustine's third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
Laredo LBJ has already played their next match, a 64-32 win against Cigarroa on the 9th. As for St. Augustine, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 70-44 victory against Martin on the 12th.
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