If La Joya was feeling good fresh off their 78-45 takedown of Juarez-Lincoln last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The La Joya Coyotes were just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 43-42 to the Sharyland Rattlers. The Coyotes were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Rattlers apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in November of 2023.
La Joya's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Daniel Trevino, who posted 14 points along with three steals. Trevino has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Santiago Vera, who went 5 for 10 en route to 10 points plus five rebounds.
La Joya dropped their record down to 1-10 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Sharyland, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-8.
La Joya is on the road again on Saturday to play Juarez-Lincoln at 12:00 p.m. La Joya is facing Juarez-Lincoln at the right time seeing as Juarez-Lincoln is stuck on a five-game losing streak. Sharyland has already played their next match (against La Joya), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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