Cotulla is 1-9 against Crystal City since December of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Cotulla Cowboys will challenge the Crystal City Javelinas at 7:30 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Cotulla took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Everything went their way against Dilley as Cotulla made off with a 60-36 victory. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Cowboys as it put an end to their six-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Crystal City waltzed into their matchup on Friday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They were the clear victor by an 88-63 margin over the Owls. The Javelinas pushed the score to 68-42 by the end of the third, a deficit the Owls cut but never quite recovered from.
Cotulla better keep an eye on Christopher Mena. He was instrumental in Crystal City's win, almost dropping a triple-double on 27 points, 11 boards, and nine assists. The contest was Mena's 11th in a row with at least ten points. Jordan Urrabazo was another key player, going 10 for 19 en route to 20 points.
Crystal City smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 14 offensive rebounds in nine consecutive games.
Crystal City is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 17-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.9 points per game. As for Cotulla, their victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-14.
Cotulla was dealt a bruising 76-36 defeat at the hands of Crystal City in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mena, who almost dropped a double-double on 25 points and nine rebounds. Now that Cotulla knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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