Santa Gertrudis Academy came into Friday's game having lost 12 straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They rang in the new year with a 51-40 victory over the Hebbronville Longhorns on Friday. The Lions have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Longhorns, too.
Despite the loss, Hebbronville still got an impressive performance from Oscar Carrillo, who posted 13 points and eight steals. Those eight steals gave Carrillo a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeffery Shreve, who had seven points in addition to seven rebounds and four steals.
Santa Gertrudis Academy's win was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 2-15. As for Hebbronville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-12.
Santa Gertrudis Academy will face off against Orange Grove at 7:30 p.m. on January 10th. Orange Grove will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Santa Gertrudis Academy surely won't give up without a fight. As for Hebbronville, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, an 80-38 loss against Bishop on the 7th.
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