It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Goddard can now relate to. They took a 50-34 bruising from the St. Pius X Sartans on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Rockets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 73rd, while the Sartans are ranked ninth).
Despite the loss, Goddard still got an impressive performance from Isaiah Mestas, who shot 50% from the field to rack up 15 points. What's more, Mestas posted three rebounds, the most he's had since back in January. Another player making a difference was Ezekiel Burrola, who scored eight points.
Goddard has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 11-16 record this season. The victory was the 11th in a row for St. Pius X, bringing their record for this year to 22-5.
Goddard does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for St. Pius X, they will square off against Highland at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday. Highland is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.1 points per game this season.
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