It was a proper cat-fight when Jal duked it out with Eunice on Friday. The Jal Panthers lost 62-39 to the Eunice Cardinals. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Cardinals this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 46-40 back in January.
Johnna Butts
| 02/14/25 vs Eunice | 16 |
| 01/18/25 @ Capitan | 14 |
| 01/21/25 @ Tatum | 6 |
| 12/03/24 vs Kermit | 6 |
| 01/11/25 vs Magdalena | 3 |
Jal's loss came despite strong showings from Mayrin Nieto and Johnna Butts. Nieto dropped a double-double with 14 points and 13 boards, while Butts posted 16 points and three steals. The dominant performance gave Butts a new career-high in points.
Jal's loss dropped their record down to 10-14. As for Eunice, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-6.
Jal has already played their next match, a 51-39 defeat against Texico on the 18th. As for Eunice, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 60-51 loss against Tatum on the 18th.
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