The Crystal City Javelinas had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.3 points), and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. They came out on top against Randolph by a score of 60-50. This was payback for Crystal City, who suffered a 53-50 loss the last time these two teams met.
Crystal City's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Christopher Mena led the charge by scoring 24 points along with six rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Mena has scored at least 25% of Crystal City's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Mata, who scored 16 points along with eight steals and six rebounds.
Crystal City's victory bumped their record up to 12-8. As for Randolph, they are on a eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-11.
Crystal City's road trip will continue as they head out to face Blanco at 12:00 p.m. on December 29th. Blanco will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak. Randolph and San Marcos HomeSchool will face off at 1:30 p.m. on December 29th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday.
