The Mission Eagles won the last time they faced the Donna Redskins, and things went their way on Thursday too. Mission came out on top against Donna by a score of 53-40.
Among those leading the charge was Isaac Rios, who scored 19 points along with 8 rebounds and 3 blocks. That makes it five consecutive games in which he has scored at least 25% of Mission's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Isael Cerda, who scored 8 points along with 11 rebounds.
Mission's win bumped their record up to 3-7-1. As for Donna, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Mission will face off against La Feria at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Donna, they will face off against Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial at 9:00 a.m. on Friday. Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Donna in Texas (Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial is ranked 471st, while Donna is ranked 1096th).
