There's no place like home for Christoval, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They snuck past the Ozona Lions with a 46-42 victory on Tuesday. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 82-43 back in December of 2024.
| 01/21/25 vs Ozona | 16 |
| 01/17/25 @ Forsan | 11 |
| 01/14/25 vs Eldorado | 15 |
| 01/10/25 vs Sonora | 17 |
Christoval was led to victory by Ethan Busch and Bruce Cooper. Busch dropped a double-double on 19 points and 16 rebounds, while Cooper dropped a double-double on 14 points and 14 boards. Busch has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more boards the last four times he's played. Hayden Jost also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.
Christoval smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in December of 2024.
Ozona's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Christain Villarreal, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds, and Hudson Fowler, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 12 boards. Nolan Martinez was another key player, putting up four points.
Christoval has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.4 points per game. As for Ozona, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-9.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Christoval has already played their next game (against Sterling City), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Ozona will welcome Sonora at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Sonora is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.3 points per game this season.
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