If Rio Grande City was riding high fresh off their 88-61 takedown of Cigarroa last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Rio Grande City Rattlers took a 45-34 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Palmview Lobos on Tuesday. That makes it the first time this season the Rattlers have let down their home crowd.
Palmview got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Leo Rivero out in front who posted five points along with five boards and three steals. Rivero has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Juan Dominguez, who earned seven points and nine rebounds.
Rio Grande City's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 19-10. As for Palmview, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a massive bump to their 19-12 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Rio Grande City has already played their next match (against Mission Veterans Memorial), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Palmview will square off against Nixon at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Nixon will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something Palmview surely won't give up without a fight.
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