The Texico Wolverines just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Jal Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Texico's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last eight matchups.
On Monday, Texico didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Melrose, but they still walked away with a 79-73 win.
Meanwhile, Jal had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They came within four points of losing the streak, but they secured a 49-45 W against the Cardinals.
Texico better focus on containing Nolbert Cervantes and A3 Rodriguez as the pair were huge in Jal's win. Cervantes posted 25 points, while Rodriguez scored 17 points. The contest was Cervantes' 11th in a row with at least 17 points.
Texico is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.8 points over those games. As for Jal, their victory bumped their record up to 14-10.
Texico strolled past Jal when the teams last played back in January by a score of 70-51. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Cervantes, who went 8-for-20 to rack up 22 points and four steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Texico still be able to contain Cervantes? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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