The Crystal City Javelinas came tearing into Tuesday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.5 points) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 48-35 win over Natalia. That's another feather in the cap for Crystal City, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Lyndsie Bosquez continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 16 points along with nine rebounds and three steals. She has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last four times she's played. Bela Tapia was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with nine rebounds and four steals.
Natalia lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Anaya Jones, who scored seven points along with 16 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Yahdi Lujan, who scored 14 points along with four steals.
Crystal City is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 13-12 record this season. As for Natalia, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-17.
Crystal City will head out on the road to challenge Hondo at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Hondo will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak. As for Natalia, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Cotulla at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Cotulla is hoping to put an end to an eight-game streak of away losses.
