The Natalia Mustangs will head out on the road to challenge the Crystal City Javelinas at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.
Last Tuesday, Natalia earned a 58-48 win over Hondo.
Meanwhile, even though Dilley scored an imposing 56 points on Friday, Crystal City still came out on top. Crystal City blew past Dilley 90-56 on the road. Crystal City pushed the score to 75-46 by the end of the third, a deficit Dilley had little chance of recovering from.
It was another big night for Christopher Mena, who shot 5-for-12 from long range and almost dropped a double-double on 42 points and nine assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Mata, who scored 19 points along with five steals.
Natalia has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-9 record this season. As for Crystal City, their win bumped their record up to 21-12.
Natalia didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Crystal City in their previous meeting back in January, but they still walked away with a 78-73 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Crystal City's Abran Palomo, who went 7 for 13 from beyond the arc en route to 29 points and 2 assists. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Natalia still be able to contain Palomo? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
