On Thursday, Fort Hancock didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Eunice, but they still walked away with a 53-48 victory. The victory was all the more spectacular given Fort Hancock's disadvantage in MaxPreps's basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 818th in Texas, while Eunice is ranked 78th in New Mexico).
Alessandra Jimenez was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 27 points and 13 rebounds. The match was her fourth in a row with at least ten points. Marisol Diaz was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds.
Fort Hancock is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. As for Eunice, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-5.
Fort Hancock won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Loving at 12:15 p.m. on January 5th. Loving comes in still looking for their first win of the season. Eunice won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Wink at 2:00 p.m. on January 5th. Hopefully Wink focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 28 on Tuesday.
