La Joya lost against Edinburg North on January 10th and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The La Joya Coyotes fell 39-28 to the Edinburg North Cougars.
La Joya's loss came despite strong showings from Debany Garza and Calixtra Gandaria. Garza posted eight points and three steals, while Gandaria scored six points along with seven rebounds and four steals.
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Even though they lost, La Joya smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in eight consecutive contests.
Edinburg North's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kelley Molina led the charge by going 6 for 11 on her way to 15 points and three steals. Another player making a difference was Josselyn Quintanilla, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 17 boards.
La Joya's defeat dropped their record down to 14-19. As for Edinburg North, their victory bumped their record up to 13-20.
La Joya has already played their next match (against Economedes), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Edinburg North will square off against Pharr-San Juan-Alamo at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Edinburg North is facing Pharr-San Juan-Alamo at the right time seeing as Pharr-San Juan-Alamo is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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