It was a proper cat-fight when South San Antonio faced off against Southside on Friday. The South San Antonio Bobcats fell 45-33 to the Southside Cardinals. While losing is never fun, the Bobcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 570th, while the Cardinals are ranked 224th).
| 01/24/25 vs Southside | 4 |
| 01/22/25 @ Jay | 5 |
| 01/17/25 vs Southwest | 5 |
| 01/14/25 @ McCollum | 4 |
| 01/10/25 vs Southwest Legacy | 5 |
Several Bobcats players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Marli Maldonado, who posted 12 points and four steals. Maldonado is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last seven games she's played. Jewel Alvarez was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on nine points and ten rebounds.
Southside had a senior duo take command as McKayla Flores went 7 for 15 on her way to 22 points and four steals and Gabryela Galvan earned 12 points along with six boards and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Katie Camarillo, who put up four points and six rebounds.
South San Antonio's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-15. As for Southside, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 25-7.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing MacArthur the next time they take the court. Southside will host MacArthur at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, while South San Antonio will head out to face them at 7:30 p.m. on January 31st.
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