La Villa was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat dating back to last season. They fell to the Hebbronville Longhorns 55-51. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Cardinals of the 39-36 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in December of 2023.
Oscar Carrillo was his usual excellent self, going 7 for 10 en route to 20 points plus eight rebounds and three steals for Hebbronville. The dominant performance also gave Carrillo a new career-high in field goal percentage (70%). Another player making a difference was Robert Gonzalez, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 13 rebounds.
La Villa's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Hebbronville, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. La Villa will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Ben Bolt at 7:30 p.m. on December 17th. Hebbronville has already played their next matchup (against La Villa), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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