After flying high against Port Isabel last Tuesday, Lopez came back down to earth. The Lopez Lobos took a blow against the Vela Sabercats on Thursday, falling 74-39. The defeat continues a trend for the Lobos in their matchups with the Sabercats: they've now lost three in a row.
Vela's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Noah Lopez, who had ten points in addition to six rebounds and five assists. The dominant performance gave Lopez a new career-high in assists. Jordan Bustamante was another key player, going 5 for 12 en route to 14 points plus five rebounds.
Lopez now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Vela, their win was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1.
Lopez has already played their next contest (against Vela), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Vela, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, an 83-58 victory against Winn on the 21st.
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