La Joya's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They secured a 37-33 W over the Edinburg North Cougars. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Coyotes' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 860th, while the Cougars are ranked 398th).
| 01/10/25 vs Edinburg North | 15 |
| 12/28/24 @ Austin Achieve Northeast | 8 |
| 12/28/24 @ Rockport-Fulton | 12 |
Santiago Vera was the offensive standout of the contest as he dropped a double-double on 17 points and 15 rebounds. He is on a roll when it comes to boards, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Owen Benoit, who posted ten points.
Edinburg North lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Raul Palacios, who went 5 for 11 en route to 10 points.
La Joya has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-17 record this season. As for Edinburg North, they moved to 17-12 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
La Joya has already played their next game, a 58-40 win against Economedes on the 14th. As for Edinburg North, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 70-36 victory against Pharr-San Juan-Alamo on the 14th.
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