The Southwest Dragons are taking a road trip to face off against the South San Antonio Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Southwest is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
Last Tuesday, Southwest lost to Southside at home by a 49-31 margin. While losing is never fun, the Dragons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 900th, while the Cardinals are ranked 211th).
Despite the defeat, Southwest saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Genaya Santos went 5 for 12 on her way to 15 points.
Meanwhile, South San Antonio came up short against McCollum on Tuesday and fell 67-54. The Bobcats haven't had much luck with the Cowboys recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Southwest will have to contain Jewel Alvarez as she made an impact in South San Antonio's last game. She went 6 of 14 en route to 18 points and three steals. Alvarez is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Marli Maldonado, who went 5 for 8 on her way to 12 points in addition to seven boards and four steals.
Even though they lost, South San Antonio smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive boards in four consecutive contests.
Southwest's record is now 10-19. As for South San Antonio, their record now sits at 16-13.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Southwest has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 35.1 rebounds per game. However, it's not like South San Antonio struggles in that department as they've been averaging 25.5 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Southwest came up short against South San Antonio in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 47-36. Can Southwest avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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