In the past five days, the Pirates have racked up two more District wins to improve to an 8-1 District record. The Pirates faced Karnes City this past Friday, January 14, 2022, and won 84-65. The Pirates were led by Junior duo Jordan Balderaz scoring 27 points and 14 rebounds, while Jalen Guevara added 21 points and 5 steals to his stats.
Last night, January 18, 2022, the Mustangs from Natalia rolled into town ready to play in the best rivalry series in South Texas and it didn't go well for them. With the stands full on both sides, Coach Tope announcing and the drumline playing, the atmosphere was electric. The Pirates came out pressing from the beginning, smothering every player on the Natalia side anytime they touched the ball, leading to a 24-2 first quarter. The defensive pressure was so intense by all ten players that they held Natalia to only 7 points in the first half. That is team defense at its finest.
Offensively, the Pirates were led by Junior Jordan Balderaz with 20 points and 12 rebounds. For the first time in his career, Jordan had a thunderous dunk between two players in the 3rd quarter that made the produce in our local HEB come off the shelves. Junior Malakai Castro had 16 points with 12 of them being from the three-point line. The Pirates finished off the last two minutes of the game with our five Seniors, Joe Cortez, Bryson Duty, Caleb Wood, Daniel Aguirre, and Damian Garcia putting the finishing touches on the 89-30 victory over the Natalia Mustangs. It was a great team win overall. Go Pirates!