The Sabinal Yellowjackets and the Johnson City Eagles squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but sadly the Sabinal Yellowjackets had to settle for second. They ended up on the wrong side of a rough 63-40 walloping at the hands of the Eagles. Sabinal was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 32-12.
Sabinal lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Ricardo Perez, who scored 19 points along with two steals. Another player making a difference was Joseph Contreras, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds.
Johnson City was led to victory by Johnny Slawinski and Aiden Fulton. Slawinski dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 rebounds, while Fulton dropped a double-double on 14 points and 14 rebounds. Fulton hasn't dropped below ten rebounds for four straight games. Mccray Jacobs was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with seven rebounds and five assists.
Sabinal's loss dropped their record down to 16-14. As for Johnson City, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season.
Sabinal does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Johnson City is on the road again on Friday and plays Santa Maria at 7:00 p.m. on February 23rd. Santa Maria will roll in looking for their 14th straight win, something Johnson City surely won't give up without a fight.
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