If LEE was feeling good fresh off their 64-28 takedown of Madison last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The LEE Volunteers were dealt a 98-55 defeat at the hands of the Churchill Chargers on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Volunteers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 329th, while the Chargers are ranked 32nd).
01/17/25 @ Churchill | 25 |
01/15/25 vs Madison | 22 |
01/11/25 @ Johnson | 30 |
01/08/25 @ Reagan | 24 |
01/03/25 vs SA Roosevelt | 38 |
Despite the loss, LEE still got an impressive performance from Rosanelly Pastrano, who posted 25 points and three steals. Pastrano's evening made it 24 games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Sophia Alvarez was another key player, putting up nine points in addition to five rebounds and three steals.
Churchill's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Alina Hernandez led the charge by shooting 8-for-13 from deep and dropping a double-double on 35 points and 11 boards. The dominant performance gave Hernandez a new career-high in points. Daphne Zuniga also deserves some recognition as she posted her first block of the season.
LEE dropped their record down to 19-10 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Churchill, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-5 record this season.
LEE is taking a road trip to take on Clark at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. LEE is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59 points per game this season. Churchill has already played their next contest (against Madison), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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