South San Antonio suffered their biggest defeat since December 6, 2024 on Wednesday. They came up short against the Jay Mustangs, falling 74-49. While losing is never fun, the Bobcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 179th, while the Mustangs are ranked 41st).
When it comes to explaining why South San Antonio lost, don't look at Ethan Moreno. Despite the final result, he almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine boards. That was a full 38.8% of South San Antonio's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Eduardo Ponce also deserves some recognition as he scored his first points of the season.
Even though they lost, South San Antonio smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 7.9 offensive rebounds per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 9.1.
Jay's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Zachariah Linson, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 11 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Camrin Garza, who went 7 for 13 on his way to 18 points along with seven assists and seven boards.
South San Antonio's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-6. As for Jay, they are on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 18 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 25-2 record this season.
South San Antonio has already played their next game, an 80-42 victory against Southside on the 24th. As for Jay, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 93-34 win against MacArthur on the 24th.
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