Economedes lost against Edinburg on January 10th and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Economedes Jaguars were outmatched by the Edinburg Bobcats and fell 64-35. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 920th, while the Bobcats are ranked 357th).
Economedes lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Aniel Solis, who posted nine points and six boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathaniel De La Garza, who had seven points.
It was another big night for Axel Navarro, who went 6 for 8 en route to 19 points and five steals for Edinburg. Another player making a difference was Edgar Perales, who earned eight points along with seven steals and six rebounds.
Economedes' defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 15-15. As for Edinburg, the victory (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 25-8.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Economedes has already played their next match (against La Joya), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Edinburg Bobcats challenge the Weslaco Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Edinburg's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last nine games.
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