The Pearsall Mavericks's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their fourth straight loss. They took a serious blow against Southwest Legacy, falling 80-41. While losing is never fun, Pearsall can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1353rd, while Southwest Legacy is ranked 625th).
Kera Martinez continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Southwest Legacy, dropping a double-double on 31 points and 11 rebounds. That makes it 16 consecutive games in which Martinez has scored at least 25% of Southwest Legacy's points. Another player making a difference was Yvette Gonzalez, who scored 10 points along with 8 rebounds and 7 blocks.
Pearsall has not been sharp recently, as they've lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-10 record this season. As for Southwest Legacy, their victory bumped their record up to 10-7.
Pearsall will head out on the road to face off against Karnes City at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Karnes City has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. Southwest Legacy will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Randolph at 9:00 a.m. on December 7th.
