Basketball Recap: Mission Takes a Loss

Mission saw some tournament action on Thursday. They fell 61-57 to the Lanier Voks. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Leon Villarreal

Points

12/04/25 vs Lanier	27
12/04/25 vs Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial	18
12/02/25 @ Valley View	32
11/25/25 @ Edinburg	18

When it comes to explaining why Mission lost, don't look at Leon Villarreal. Despite the final result, he shot 56% from the field en route to 27 points along with five assists and three steals. The game was Villarreal's fourth in a row with at least 18 points. Another player making a difference was Pablo Zapata, who went 6-for-8 on his way to 13 points and three blocks.

Leading Lanier to victory were Zach Martinez and Dominyk De La Rosa. Martinez shot 58% from the field to rack up 16 points in addition to seven assists and seven steals, while De La Rosa went 5-for-11 en route to 12 points along with eight boards and six assists. Martinez is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in each of the last eight games he's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Daniel Laque, who posted six points.

Mission's loss dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Lanier, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 6-0.

Mission has already played their next contest, a 56-35 win against King on the 5th. As for Lanier, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 72-69 defeat against Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial on the 4th.