The Santa Gertrudis Academy Lions only won by three when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 21-point they dealt the Hebbronville Longhorns on Tuesday. Santa Gertrudis Academy was the clear victor by a 66-45 margin over the Longhorns. Given Santa Gertrudis Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 785th, while the Longhorns are ranked 1575th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hebbronville lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Kevin Gonzalez, who scored six points along with nine rebounds and two steals. Another player making a difference was Oscar Carrillo, who scored 13 points along with five steals.
Santa Gertrudis Academy has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-11 record this season. As for Hebbronville, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-20.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing San Diego the next time they take the court. Santa Gertrudis Academy will host the Vaqueros at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, while the Longhorns will head out to face them at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
