The Crystal City Javelinas posted their biggest win since December 12, 2023 on Friday. Everything went their way against Hondo as Crystal City made off with a 72-52 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory Crystal City has posted against Hondo since February 5, 2021.
Crystal City's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Christopher Mena, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 19 rebounds. Mena has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Eli Mata was another key contributor, scoring 16 points along with six rebounds and six steals.
Crystal City has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-11 record this season. As for Hondo, their loss was their seventh straight at home, which bumped their record down to 7-19.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Crystal City will take on Cotulla at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Cotulla is coming into the matchup on a five-game losing streak. As for Hondo, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Lytle at 6:15 p.m. on January 16th. Lytle presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Hondo in Texas (Lytle is ranked 591st, while Hondo is ranked 1373rd).
