A feisty cat fight will be fought when the La Villa Cardinals duke it out with the Rio Hondo Bobcats at 5:30 p.m. on Friday... Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
La Villa will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Santa Maria, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Everything went La Villa's way against Santa Maria on Tuesday as La Villa made off with a 55-31 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cardinals.
Herlinda Rivera continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, putting up 25 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Keyana Garza, who posted six points.
Rio Hondo meant business on Tuesday, getting buckets from all over the court against a Bulldogs squad that has allowed just 29.43 points per contest. Rio Hondo put the hurt on Lyford with a sharp 56-34 victory.
Rio Hondo's win came from a few key players La Villa will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Carlie Rodriguez, who had 21 points. Evan Ayala was another key player, posting 17 points.
Rio Hondo pushed their record up to 13-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.7 points per game. As for La Villa, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
La Villa was dealt a bruising 88-11 loss at the hands of Rio Hondo in their previous meeting back in December of 2022. Thankfully for La Villa, Eliza Reyna (who put up 41 points) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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