If Calexico Mission was riding high fresh off their 48-23 takedown of Borrego Springs last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Calexico Mission RoadRunners lost to the West Shores Wildcats at home by a 40-21 margin on Thursday. The RoadRunners were not able to make up for their defeat to the Wildcats from their previous meeting back in January of 2024.
Calexico Mission's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Marco Falcon, who posted eight points and eight rebounds. Another player making a difference was Nathan Alvarez, who had four points and three steals.
Humberto Olmos had a dynamite game for West Shores, almost dropping a double-double on 20 points and nine boards. The dominant performance gave Olmos a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaac Contreras, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine rebounds.
Calexico Mission's defeat was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-5. As for West Shores, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-7.
Calexico Mission wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 50-40 loss against Julian on the 29th. As for West Shores, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 47-25 defeat against Warner on the 29th.
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