Basketball Recap: LEE's Run of Six Straight Victories Now Over

If LEE was riding high fresh off their 74-41 takedown of Madison last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The LEE Volunteers took a 69-51 bruising from the Churchill Chargers on Saturday. 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 265th, while the Chargers are ranked 34th).

Despite the loss, LEE still got an impressive performance from Rosanelly Pastrano, who posted 29 points along with six boards and four steals. The game was Pastrano's 17th in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Lilah Yanover, who earned nine points.

Even though they lost, LEE smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in ten consecutive matches.

Churchill's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Rakiya Nelson, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 16 boards. Those 16 rebounds gave Nelson a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ava Fernandez, who had 13 points and seven rebounds.

With the defeat, LEE broke their six-game winning streak and moved their record to 17-5. As for Churchill, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. LEE will host Clark at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Clark has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Churchill, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Madison at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Madison has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with five straight losses, while Churchill will come in with three straight victories.