If Pace was feeling good fresh off their 69-39 takedown of Juarez-Lincoln last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Pace Vikings took a 49-36 hit to the loss column at the hands of the La Feria Lions on Tuesday. The Vikings lost against the Lions in their previous head to head back in November of 2023, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 64-25 score last time.
Pace lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Bre Nelson, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Kayla Cavazos, who posted eight points plus three steals.
Pace's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for La Feria, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Pace will take on Los Fresnos in a tournament on Thursday. Pace is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. As for La Feria, they will challenge Economedes at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday.
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