Crystal City and Hondo are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2021, but not for long. The Crystal City Javelinas will take on the Hondo Owls at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Crystal City sitting on three straight victories and Hondo on four.
Last Tuesday, Crystal City got the win against Lytle by a conclusive 55-29. Given the Javelinas' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 605th, while the Pirates are ranked 1216th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Hondo didn't have too much trouble with Cotulla on Tuesday as they won 50-32.
Crystal City pushed their record up to 17-9 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.4 points per game. As for Hondo, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 24-5 record this season.
Crystal City didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Hondo in their previous matchup on January 7th, but they still walked away with a 52-48 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Crystal City since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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