The San Perlita Trojans and the Jubilee Brownsville Titans will compete for holiday cheer at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. San Perlita has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight losses, while Jubilee Brownsville will come in with five straight victories.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 73-38, which was the final score in San Perlita's tilt against Economedes on Tuesday.
While Jubilee Brownsville didn't have the best season last year (they finished 12-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They secured a 57-51 W over Macedonian Christian two weeks ago.
Jubilee Brownsville's win came from a few key players San Perlita will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Nick Zarate, who almost dropped a triple-double on 19 points, 13 rebounds, and nine assists. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in assists. Another player making a difference was Deron Holland, who went 7 of 13 en route to 15 points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Jubilee Brownsville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.3 points per game. As for San Perlita, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-7.
San Perlita came up short against Jubilee Brownsville in their previous meeting back in December of 2020, falling 78-74. Can San Perlita avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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