Two dominant guards in Diego Serrano and Jose L gonzalez are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Mission Veterans Memorial Patriots will head out on the road to take on the Palmview Lobos at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Mission Veterans Memorial is coming into the game on a five-game losing streak.
Last Friday, Mission Veterans Memorial came up short against Martin and fell 45-32.
Despite their defeat, Mission Veterans Memorial saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Serrano, who scored eight points along with seven rebounds and six assists, was perhaps the best of all. Another player making a difference was Tyler Davis, who scored nine points along with two steals.
Palmview has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a 61-53 hit to the loss column at the hands of Martin on Friday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Palmview in their matchups with Martin: they've now lost three in a row.
The losing side was boosted by L gonzalez, who scored 30 points along with five rebounds and two steals. That was a full 56.6% of Palmview's points, marking the seventh time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Adrian Ibarra, who scored 12 points.
Mission Veterans Memorial has not been sharp recently, as they've lost ten of their last 11 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-15 record this season. As for Palmview, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 21-10.
Mission Veterans Memorial was taken down by Palmview 74-41 in their previous meeting on January 2nd. Can Mission Veterans Memorial avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
