Hondo Anvil Herald

Owls 5-3 in league play

 

     Hondo girls’ basketball dropped a physical, six-point contest at Crystal City last Tuesday, Jan. 7, then split two home contests, beating Natalia on Friday, Jan. 10, and falling to Jourdanton on Tuesday, Jan. 14, as the second half of the District 28-3A schedule began.

     At Crystal City, the Owls fell behind in the first half, trailing by 10 points at the break. Hondo rallied in the third quarter, cutting the deficit to six points, but couldn’t make up any more ground in the fourth, eventually falling, 54-48.

     Kristyn Ybarra and Ashlyn Tovar both scored 14 for the Owls, with 10 from Miya Lathe and eight from Lexi Gauna. Between the teams, there was a total of 59 free throws attempted during the game.

     Friday on the Owls’ home floor, Hondo steadily built a 22-point lead over Natalia through three quarters, before holding on for a 50-39 win over the Lady Mustangs.

     Hondo began separating itself in the second quarter with a 19-9 edge, followed by a 12-4 advantage in the third, to go up 45-23.

Ybarra and Tovar were again in double figures with 13 and 12 points, followed by eight from Maddy Leyva.

     Just as they did in the first game of the district campaign, Jourdanton got a fast start on Hondo and led from wire to wire. The Owls did put up a little more of a fight this time on the home floor, however, before falling to the Squaws, 77-45.

     Tovar led the Owls with 11 points, with nine from Makylie Peña, eight from Lathe and seven from Becky Rubio.

     This Friday, Jan. 17, Hondo (21-5 season, 5-3 district) will visit Dilley, for a 6:15 p.m. contest, and will be at home to face Poteet on Tuesday, Jan. 21, also at 6:15.