The Macksville Mustangs had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.5 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They came out on top against St. John by a score of 59-52. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Macksville also won the last time the pair played back in January.
Macksville was led to victory by Hector Gomez and Diego Esparza. Gomez scored 17 points, while Esparza scored 23 points along with six assists. That makes it five consecutive games in which Esparza has scored at least a third of Macksville's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ty Clawson, who scored seven points.
Several Tigers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Brody Vieux, who scored 14 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Vieux has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Braxton Alpers, who scored 13 points.
Macksville is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for St. John, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-10.
Macksville will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Hodgeman County at 8:00 p.m. One thing working in Macksville's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last three contests. As for St. John, they will head out on the road to face off against Macksville at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Macksville has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 202 points over their last three contests.
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