After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Veterans Memorial, the Del Rio Rams were happy to have found some success on Saturday. They took down Southwest Legacy 68-49. That 68-49 margin sets a new team best for Del Rio this season.
Giovanni Aranda and Jordan Rodriguez certainly did their best on Saturday to try and avoid the loss. Aranda scored 16 points, while Rodriguez scored 13 points. Aranda scored a full 32.7% of Southwest Legacy's points, 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 David Aranda, who scored four points along with nine rebounds.
Del Rio's victory bumped their record up to 3-8. As for Southwest Legacy, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-14.
Del Rio and Tivy will face off at 3:00 p.m. on December 9th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. The timing is sure in Tivy's favor as the squad sits on four straight wins at home while Del Rio has been banged up by nine consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season. Southwest Legacy will be home for the holidays to greet East Central at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in East Central's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last eight games.
