Mathis lost against Refugio back in December of 2020, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Mathis Pirates had to suffer through a 66-34 loss at the hands of the Refugio Bobcats. The Pirates were down 52-25 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Despite the loss, Mathis saw an underclassman step up: freshman Kaitlyn Herrera went 5 for 9 en route to 12 points plus three steals. Those 12 points set a new season-high mark for Herrera.
Even though they lost, Mathis 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 nine offensive rebounds in four consecutive matchups.
Jazaelynne Lewis continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Refugio, scoring 20 points plus seven rebounds and seven steals. Lewis has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Bradi Fox-Smith, who had 14 points in addition to seven rebounds and two steals.
Having lost for the first time this season, Mathis fell to 3-1. As for Refugio, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-1.
Mathis will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Taft at 6:15 p.m. on December 10th. As for Refugio, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Santa Gertrudis Academy at 1:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Refugio is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.8 points per game this season.
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