Pub: 1-19-18
Last night was Round 2 for this season in the rivalry against the Devine Warhorses. The crowd was rocking and both teams fans showed up ready to cheer for their teams. The atmosphere in the gym was like any other I have ever seen for a Junior High and some High School basketball games.
B team started the night off first. With a good defensive start to the game the final score after the first quarter was 8-4 Devine with the lead. After a close first quarter, the Pirates struggled to get anything going offensively and could not get a bucket to fall most of the game. Good defense kept the score close but in the fourth Devine was just too much for the Pirates who struggled to score all game. The final score for the B game was 36-19 Devine. Good performances from Jeremiah Flores with 7 points and Brian Cogburn with 5 points.
The main event of the night was the A team and the game was very entertaining. The first quarter was full of defense with both teams coming out with a lot of energy and after the first quarter the score was 12-6 Lytle. The second quarter, the Pirates came out and attacked and Devine could not handle the pressure and the Pirates took an 11 point lead at the half with the score at 25-14 Lytle. At the start of the third quarter, the Pirates again came out with more pressure and Devine still had no answer for the Pirates. The Pirates took a commanding 20 point lead after the third quarter with the score being 41-22 Lytle. Once the the fourth quarter started Devine came out to play and threw everything they had in their playbook at us. Pressuring the Pirates back and continues aggressive play from Devine cut the lead in half and got Devine's crowd really into the game and was starting to create an eventful ending to the game. The Pirates held them off and Devine never could completely come all the way back into the game. The final score was 51-43 Lytle Pirates! Great performances from Zak Placido, who played sick and ended with 11 points, Matthew Sanchez, who played with 4 fouls three quarters of the game and ended with 15 points, and Michael Tomlinson, who was a beast on the boards and got numerous rebounds. All around great performance from the whole team and is now 4-0 in district play.
A big thank you to all the students and staff who stayed and came out to support your Pirates in an eventful game. All the boys and coaches really appreciate the support. Our next game is Monday, Jan. 22nd against Carrizo Springs in Lytle. I hope everyone has a safe and great weekend. Go Pirates!