Reagan was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against the Churchill Chargers, falling 61-40. While losing is never fun, the Rattlers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 270th, while the Chargers are ranked 32nd).
Renata Parga and Isabella Green certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Parga dropped a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds, while Green posted eight points.
Churchill's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Alina Hernandez led the charge by going 7 of 16 on her way to 19 points in addition to seven boards and three steals. Hernandez has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last seven times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Rakiya Nelson, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 13 rebounds.
Reagan's defeat dropped their record down to 17-15. As for Churchill, they are on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 18 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 28-5 record this season.
As of now, neither Reagan nor Churchill have any future games scheduled.
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