The La Joya Coyotes will take on the Edinburg Bobcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. La Joya is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.8 points per game this season.
La Joya is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Weslaco just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Monday. The match between them and the Panthers didn't end well, with La Joya falling 57-39. While losing is never fun, the Coyotes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 860th, while the Panthers are ranked 350th).
Despite their loss, La Joya saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Daniel Trevino, who went 5 for 11 on his way to 14 points, was perhaps the best of all. That was a full 35.9% of La Joya's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Hunter Morales, who put up 11 points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Edinburg). They simply couldn't be stopped on Monday as they easily beat Pharr-San Juan-Alamo 86-50. The win was familiar territory for the Bobcats who have now won seven games in a row.
Edinburg has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.9 points per game. As for La Joya, their defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 11-18.
La Joya came out on top in a nail-biter against Edinburg in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, sneaking past 51-49. Does La Joya have another victory up their sleeve, or will Edinburg turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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