Pecos won the last time they faced Penasco and things went their way on Thursday too. The Pecos Panthers strolled past the Penasco Panthers with points to spare, taking the game 70-53. Pecos pushed the score to 55-33 by the end of the third, a deficit Penasco cut but never quite recovered from.
Penasco lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Shia Romero, who posted 19 points. Romero has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last seven times he's played. Another player making a difference was Angel Romero, who scored eight points along with seven assists and five rebounds.
Pecos has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 7-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.0 points per game. As for Penasco, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-7.
Pecos wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 55-42 win against Escalante on the 17th. As for Penasco, they will welcome Mora at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Penasco is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.1 points per game this season.
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