Basketball Game Preview: Lytle Pirates vs. Dilley Wolves

Lytle is 10-0 against Dilley since February of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Lytle Pirates will venture away from home to challenge the Dilley Wolves at 6:00 p.m. One thing working in Lytle's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last ten games.

Last Tuesday, Lytle didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Jourdanton, but they still walked away with a 79-73 victory.

Chase Guevara continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 10 for 20 on his way to 33 points along with five boards and five steals. The contest was his fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Zacharee Perez, who went 6 of 13 en route to 18 points and six rebounds.

Lytle smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in ten consecutive games.

Meanwhile, Dilley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 23rd straight loss dating back to last season. They were outmatched by Poteet and fell 79-42. The Wolves were down 65-33 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.

Lytle will need focus on slowing down Angel Martinez, one of several Dilley players who made an impact when they last played. He dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 boards. Those 15 points gave Martinez a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Elijah Sambrano, who posted ten points.

Lytle has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 30.6 points. As for Dilley, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-21.

Everything came up roses for Lytle against Dilley in their previous matchup back in January, as the squad secured a 103-39 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lytle since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.