Crystal City is 7-1 against Martin since December of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Crystal City Javelinas will challenge the Martin Tigers at 11:30 a.m. Hopefully Crystal City focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 18 on Tuesday.
Last Tuesday, Crystal City made easy work of Uvalde and carried off a 54-33 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Javelinas.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Crystal City to victory, but perhaps none more so than Izabela Tapia, who posted eight points in addition to 19 rebounds and two steals. Tapia has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more rebounds the last three times she's played. Riyannah Mena was another key player, earning 11 points in addition to six rebounds and four steals.
Crystal City smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 28 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in January.
Meanwhile, Martin had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They walked away with a 43-30 victory over the Eagles.
It was another big night for Rochelle Cranston, who had ten points in addition to six rebounds and two steals. Another player making a difference was Hailey Santos, who earned six points plus seven rebounds and three steals.
Martin has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.1 points per game. As for Crystal City, they pushed their record up to 5-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Crystal City has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 37.1 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Martin struggles in that department as they've been averaging 30.6. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Crystal City came up short against Martin in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, falling 36-24. Thankfully for Crystal City, Kiara Gonzalez (who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 11 rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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