Uvalde was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their 11th straight defeat. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 56-52 heartbreaker at the hands of the Pearsall Mavericks. While losing is never fun, the Coyotes/Lobos (for girls) can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1240th, while the Mavericks are ranked 536th).
Xavier Rendon was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 27 points and 18 boards for Pearsall. Rendon has been hot, having posted 13 or more rebounds the last seven times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ayden Rodriguez, who posted ten points and six boards.
Uvalde's loss dropped their record down to 8-17. As for Pearsall, they pushed their record up to 21-7 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Uvalde has already played their next match (against Floresville), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Pearsall will venture away from home to take on Carrizo Springs at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. Pearsall is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.9 points per game this season.
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