The Santa Gertrudis Academy Lions had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They blew past Mathis 46-24. The win was just what Santa Gertrudis Academy needed coming off of a 45-23 defeat in their prior matchup.
Santa Gertrudis Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kaitlyn `mejia led the charge by scoring 11 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ariana Lozano, who scored nine points.
Santa Gertrudis Academy's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-13. As for Mathis, their loss was their sixth straight on the road, which bumped their record down to 1-14.
Santa Gertrudis Academy has the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome Falfurrias at 11:00 a.m. on January 6th. Falfurrias is coming into the match on a five-game losing streak. Mathis and Marion will face off at 6:30 p.m. on January 2nd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Marion is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
