A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Edinburg Bobcats face off against the Economedes Jaguars at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday... Edinburg knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight games -- so hopefully Economedes likes a good challenge.
Edinburg will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating La Joya, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Edinburg came out on top against La Joya by a score of 69-60 on Friday. Given the Bobcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 354th, while the Coyotes are ranked 877th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Economedes can bid farewell to their five-game losing streak thanks to their game on Friday. They took down Pharr-San Juan-Alamo 59-42.
Economedes' win came from a few key players Edinburg will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Nathaniel De La Garza, who went 6 of 15 on his way to 18 points and four steals. The matchup was his seventh in a row with at least ten points. Jesse Medrano was another key player, putting up 11 points along with six assists and five steals.
Edinburg's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 24-8. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.8 points per game. As for Economedes, their win was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 15-14.
Edinburg beat Economedes 57-50 when the teams last played on January 10th. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was De La Garza, who went 8 for 13 en route to 26 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Edinburg still be able to contain De La Garza? There's only one way to find out.
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