A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Patterson Institute Lions face off against the Fabens Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday... Both have allowed few points on average, (Patterson Institute: 26.5, Fabens: 22.3) so any points scored will be well earned.
Patterson Institute is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game last Tuesday. They took a 40-23 bruising from Austin.
Meanwhile, Fabens hadn't done well against Jefferson recently (they were 1-6 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Fabens took down Jefferson 51-36. While the Wildcats didn't have the best season last year (they finished 4-19), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Fabens to victory, but perhaps none more so than Christine Lechuga, who earned 17 points. Destiny Barraza was another key player, earning 14 points.
The victory made it two in a row for Fabens and bumps their season record up to 7-3. As for Patterson Institute, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Patterson Institute suffered a grim 46-25 defeat to Fabens in their previous matchup back in December of 2019. Thankfully for Patterson Institute, Sarahi De Diego (who earned 15 points along with five assists and three steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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