King was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They lost 56-35 to the Mission Eagles.
Mission was led to victory by Pablo Zapata and Leon Villarreal. Zapata went 8-for-15 en route to 18 points and six steals, while Villarreal almost dropped a double-double with 20 points and nine boards. That makes it five consecutive games in which Villarreal has scored at least a third of the Eagles' points. The team also got some help courtesy of Israel Ramos, who posted six points in addition to five assists and five rebounds.
King's loss dropped their record down to 2-11. As for Mission, their victory bumped their record up to 7-4.
King didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 73-52 win against Corpus Christi Moody on the 5th. As for Mission, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 55-29 victory against Annapolis Christian Academy on the 5th.
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