The Santa Gertrudis Academy Lions have not had quite the year their fans were hoping for to this point, but back-to-back wins may be a sign of good things to come. They had just enough and edged San Isidro out 28-25. This was payback for Santa Gertrudis Academy, who suffered a 55-45 loss the last time these two teams met.
Santa Gertrudis Academy was led to victory by Yoltzin Bruce and Julie Montalvo. Bruce scored 9 points, while Montalvo scored 10 points. That makes it four consecutive games in which Montalvo has scored at least 25% of Santa Gertrudis Academy's points.
Santa Gertrudis Academy pushed their record up to 4-7 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. That rough patch could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 24.7 points per game. As for San Isidro, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Santa Gertrudis Academy will take on Alice at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for San Isidro, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Harvest Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
