The San Elizario Eagles will head out to challenge the Riverside Rangers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
San Elizario will head out to face Riverside after giving up their first home loss of the season on Tuesday. San Elizario took a blow against Burges, falling 57-23. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1030th, while the Mustangs are ranked 383rd).
Meanwhile, Riverside came tearing into Tuesday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They snuck past the Huskies with a 53-49 win.
San Elizario better keep an eye on Jocelyn Castro. She was instrumental in Riverside's win, going 12 for 21 on her way to 31 points and six steals. Castro has become a key player for Riverside: the team is 6-3 when she posts at least 15 points, but 3-4 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Hazel Veloz, who posted nine points in addition to five boards and three steals.
Riverside smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in four consecutive matchups.
Riverside is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.1 points per game. As for San Elizario, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-9.
San Elizario was dealt a bruising 52-24 loss at the hands of Riverside in their previous matchup back in January. Thankfully for San Elizario, Sophiya Bustillos (who went 6 of 10 from beyond the arc on her way to 26 points along with five rebounds and four steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
