The San Perlita Trojans will take on the Economedes Jaguars in a holiday battle at at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
San Perlita is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Edinburg North on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. San Perlita took a blow against Edinburg North, falling 94-57. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1013th, while the Cougars are ranked 317th).
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Economedes' good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They took a hard 64-49 fall against Edinburg North.
San Perlita will have to contain Nathaniel De La Garza as he made an impact in Economedes' last game. He went 9 for 15 on his way to 25 points. That was a full 51% of Economedes' points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jesse Medrano, who went 5 of 10 en route to 10 points and eight rebounds.
Economedes' loss dropped their record down to 11-8. As for San Perlita, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-6.
San Perlita and Economedes were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in January, but San Perlita came up empty-handed after a 40-39 defeat. Can San Perlita avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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