The Natalia Mustangs scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Friday. They secured a 78-73 W over Crystal City. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
When it comes to explaining why Crystal City lost, one person who can't be blamed is Abran Palomo. Despite the final result, he went 7 for 13 from beyond the arc en route to 29 points and 2 assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Palomo has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Mata, who scored 17 points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Natalia has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-9 record this season. As for Crystal City, their loss dropped their record down to 17-12.
Natalia will head out on the road to challenge the Cowboys at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Crystal City, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against the Owls at 7:30 p.m. Hondo will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings (they are ranked 1373rd, while the Javelinas are ranked 686th).
