Three Rivers was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 12th straight defeat. They took a blow against the Pettus Eagles, falling 50-21. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Bulldogs this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 42-35 on January 3rd.
Mylah Niembro was Three Rivers' leading scorer, having posted six points. Ava Ruiz held things down on the boards with five rebounds.
Pettus found their leader in sophomore Hayleigh Cruz, who posted 26 points and four steals. That makes it nine consecutive games in which Cruz has scored at least a third of Pettus' points. Carmen Cantu was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on nine points and 20 rebounds.
Three Rivers' loss dropped their record down to 7-17. As for Pettus, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-18.
Three Rivers will challenge Woodsboro at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Three Rivers is facing Woodsboro at the right time seeing as Woodsboro is stuck on a six-game losing streak. Pettus has already played their next matchup (against Kenedy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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