Zapata extended their losing streak to five on Friday, dropping them down to 4-14. They had to suffer through a 73-36 loss at the hands of the Holmes Huskies. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1325th, while the Huskies are ranked 516th).
As for Holmes, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 10-8. The game marked their most dominant victory of the season.
Leading Holmes to victory were Isaiah Hernandez and Mario Perez. Hernandez went 6-for-8 on his way to 16 points, while Perez shot 50% from the field to rack up 15 points. The matchup was Hernandez's third in a row with at least 16 points. Ricky Garcia was another key player, putting up five points and three steals.
Zapata has already played their next contest, an 85-30 loss against San Marcos on the 12th. As for Holmes, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 50-36 win against Cigarroa on the 12th.
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