There's no place like home for Coronado, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. Everything went their way against the Socorro Bulldogs on Tuesday as the Coronado Thunderbirds made off with a 57-36 win. Given the Thunderbirds' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 181st, while the Bulldogs are ranked 1037th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/07/25 vs Socorro | 8 |
| 12/13/24 vs Bel Air | 7 |
| 01/05/24 @ Montwood | 6 |
| 01/12/24 vs Eastlake | 6 |
| 12/06/23 @ Eastwood | 5 |
Coronado was led to victory by Roberto Lopez and Jazhiel Herrera. Lopez went 6 of 13 on his way to 13 points and eight rebounds, while Herrera went 5 for 6 on his way to 12 points and five rebounds. The dominant performance gave Lopez a new career-high in boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Cason Golding, who posted seven points.
Coronado smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Socorro only pulled down three offensive rebounds.
Despite the loss, Socorro still got an impressive performance from Isaias Morales, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds. Danny Delgado was another key player, putting up nine points.
Coronado is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for Socorro, they dropped their record down to 5-17 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Coronado wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 49-47 defeat against Eastlake on the 10th. As for Socorro, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 51-34 loss against Montwood on the 10th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
