Hondo has won five straight games at home, while Crystal City has won five straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Hondo Owls will welcome the Crystal City Javelinas at 7:30 p.m. Hondo knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine matches -- so hopefully Crystal City likes a good challenge.
On Tuesday, Hondo earned a 69-57 victory over Cotulla.
Meanwhile, Crystal City made easy work of Lytle on Tuesday and carried off an 81-58 win. The Javelinas have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 21 points or more this season.
Hondo better focus on containing Jayden Rousseau and Christopher Mena as the pair were huge in Crystal City's win. Rousseau went 12 for 20 on his way to 30 points in addition to eight rebounds and five assists, while Mena went 9 of 22 en route to 20 points along with five assists and five boards. The game was Mena's tenth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Jordan Urrabazo, who went 5 of 9 en route to 12 points.
Crystal City smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 9 offensive boards per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matchups they've averaged 12.7.
Crystal City has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.9 points per game. As for Hondo, their victory bumped their record up to 11-17.
Hondo came up short against Crystal City in their previous meeting on January 7th, falling 70-59. Will Hondo have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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