Economedes was the 45-39 winner over Mission Veterans Memorial when they last played one another back in November of 2020, but their luck changed this time around. The Economedes Jaguars fell 46-33 to the Mission Veterans Memorial Patriots on Tuesday.
Despite the loss, Economedes still got an impressive performance from Nirel Salinas, who went 6 for 12 en route to 15 points plus four steals. The dominant performance also gave Salinas a new career-high in threes (three). Another player making a difference was Gabby Maldonado, who scored four points in addition to five rebounds and three steals.
Even though they lost, Economedes was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Economedes' loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Mission Veterans Memorial, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Economedes will face off against La Feria at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday. As for Mission Veterans Memorial, they will square off against Veterans Memorial at 10:30 a.m. on Friday.
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