After losing to Roma the last time they met, Mission decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Mission Eagles came out on top against the Roma Gladiators by a score of 58-48 on Wednesday.
01/22/25 @ Roma | 18 |
01/17/25 vs Martin | 23 |
01/14/25 @ Mission Veterans Memorial | 22 |
01/07/25 vs Nixon | 22 |
01/03/25 vs Cigarroa | 17 |
Mission was led to victory by Jared Castro and Leon Villarreal. Castro went 8 for 13 en route to 18 points in addition to eight boards and four steals, while Villarreal went 7 of 13 on his way to 18 points. The match was Villarreal's seventh in a row with at least ten points. Pablo Zapata was another key player, putting up ten points.
The victory got Mission back to even at 14-14. As for Roma, their loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 5-17.
Mission has already played their next contest, a 66-40 win against Juarez-Lincoln on the 24th. As for Roma, they will square off against Palmview at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Palmview is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.6 points per game this season.
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