La Joya lost against Weslaco back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The La Joya Coyotes were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 41-40 to the Weslaco Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Coyotes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 816th, while the Panthers are ranked 305th).
Hunter Morales
| 02/07/25 vs Weslaco | 67% |
| 02/04/25 @ Pharr-San Juan-Alamo | 25% |
| 01/31/25 vs Economedes | 33% |
| 01/28/25 @ Edinburg North | 42% |
| 01/24/25 vs Edinburg | 64% |
| + 8 more games |
Despite the loss, La Joya still got an impressive performance from Hunter Morales, who went 6 for 9 on his way to 15 points and five boards. What's more, Morales also posted a 67% field goal percentage, which is the highest he's posted since back in December of 2024. Another player making a difference was Santiago Vera, who posted seven points and seven rebounds.
Pete Cantu continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Weslaco, going 7 of 11 en route to 17 points and eight boards. Cantu is also on a roll when it comes to shooting accuracy, as he's posted one of at least 45% in the last three games he's played. Lino Milano was another key player, putting up six points.
La Joya's loss dropped their record down to 14-20. As for Weslaco, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 24-8.
Coming up, La Joya will take on Edinburg at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. La Joya is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.6 points per game this season. As for Weslaco, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Panthers face off against the Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Weslaco also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 58.9 points per game.
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