If Economedes was riding high fresh off their 63-34 takedown of Grulla last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Economedes Jaguars were beaten by the Los Fresnos Falcons 81-45 on Friday. The loss continues a trend for the Jaguars in their matchups with the Falcons: they've now lost eight in a row.
Despite the loss, Economedes still got an impressive performance from Nathaniel De La Garza, who went 11 of 16 en route to 25 points. That was a full 55.6% of Economedes' points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jesse Medrano, who had 11 points and three steals.
Leading Los Fresnos to victory were Andrew Munoz and Eric Salazar. Munoz went 7 of 11 from beyond the arc on his way to 32 points along with five rebounds and four steals, while Salazar went 10 of 20 on his way to 26 points in addition to six boards and five assists. The dominant performance gave Salazar a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Gio Galvan, who put up 11 points in addition to eight boards and six assists.
Economedes' defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-10. As for Los Fresnos, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Economedes Jaguars duke it out with the Edinburg Bobcats at 6:00 p.m. on January 10th. As for Los Fresnos, they will take on Veterans Memorial at 6:00 p.m. on January 10th.
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