There's no place like home for the Fort Hancock Mustangs, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road on Saturday. They came out on top against Alpine by a score of 41-34 on Tuesday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Fort Hancock also won the last time the pair played back in December of 2022.
Alessandra Jimenez was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 16 points and 14 steals. That makes it two consecutive games in which she has scored at least 25% of Fort Hancock's points. Another player making a difference was Marisol Diaz, who scored 11 points along with 8 rebounds and 4 steals.
Despite the loss, Alpine still got an impressive performance from Hope Dominguez, who scored 5 points along with 9 rebounds and 3 steals.
Fort Hancock has yet to lose a match at home this season, leaving them with a 6-2 record. As for Alpine, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.
Fort Hancock will square off against Grady at 11:45 a.m. on Thursday. Grady is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak. As for Alpine, they will square off against Denver City at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Denver City will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
