Cotulla fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Lytle on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 39-35 to the Pirates. The Cowboys haven't had much luck with the Pirates recently, as the team has come up short the last eight times they've met.
Lytle found their leader in sophomore Loundyn Perez, who almost dropped a double-double with nine points and 15 rebounds. Those 15 boards set a new season-high mark for Perez. Lila Cortinas was another key player, putting up five points in addition to six rebounds and five steals.
Cotulla's defeat dropped their record down to 9-6. As for Lytle, their win bumped their record up to 5-13.
Cotulla and Lytle could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings. The Cowboys (ranked 977th) will meet Jourdanton (ranked 327th) at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Lytle will challenge Hondo at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank disadvantage (1354 vs. 461).
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