Austin Achieve Northeast unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They fell to the La Joya Coyotes 58-54.
Leading La Joya to victory were Anthony Romero and Owen Benoit. Romero went 8 of 13 en route to 18 points and six rebounds, while Benoit went 6 of 11 on his way to 19 points and five rebounds. Those 18 points gave Romero a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Eric Garcia, who posted eight points and three steals.
The win made it two in a row for La Joya and bumps their season record up to 8-16.
Austin Achieve Northeast will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Travis at 8:00 p.m. on February 4, 2025. As for La Joya, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Harlingen at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
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