By Brian Argabright
The 830 Times
Add three more wins to the Queens’ total this season.
Del Rio finished 3-1 in pool play at the Southside Girls Basketball Tournament before bowing out to Devine in bracket play Saturday morning.
The Queens lost to Lytle by two, but then beat Uvalde, Southside and San Antonio Memorial to close out pool play 3-1.
Del Rio’s record is now 6-6 on the season.
Lytle 57, Queens 55
A big second quarter by Lytle helped lead to a deficit the Queens just couldn’t overcome Thursday.
After being down 13-11 after the first quarter, Lytle outscored Del Rio 19-9 in the second quarter to build a 32-21 lead at the break.
But the Queens turned things around in the third quarter, outscoring Lytle 19-10 behind eight points from Laila Betancourt.
That two-point deficit in the aftermath of the third quarter proved to be the difference maker as both teams scored 15 points in the fourth quarter, leaving Del Rio just short.
Betancourt had a big game, scoring 26 points to lead Del Rio. Joselyn Gonzalez had 15 points, Sydney Ballard had four points, Alexia Muñiz had three points, and Makayla Lewis, Allie Rodriguez and Sharleen Perez each had two points.
Queens 43, Uvalde 25
Del Rio took the lead in the first quarter and never looked back.
It was a 10-9 advantage for the Queens after the first quarter, but the lead grew to four, 17-13, by halftime.
In the second half, Del Rio outscored Uvalde 26-12 to pick up the win by 18 points and even their mark in pool play.
Betancourt led the Queens with 13 points. Muñiz had eight points, Marina Jimenez had seven points, Rodriguez had six points, Ballard had five points and Gonzalez had four points.
Queens 40, Southside 35
Del Rio had a tough Southside team in its third pool play game Friday.
The Queens opened the game with a 12-6 showing in the first quarter including a pair of 3-pointers by Ballard.
The lead was trimmed to four by halftime, 21-17, and then to two, 29-27, by the end of the third quarter. But the Queens held strong and earned the five-point win.
Betancourt and Ballard each finished with 14 points. Gonzalez had six points, Jimenez had four points and Muñiz rounded out the scoring with two points.
Del Rio closed out its pool play against Memorial and earned a 53-52 win, sending them to bracket play Saturday.
In bracket play they ran into a tough Devine squad. Del Rio fell behind 11-6 in the first quarter and was never able to make up the deficit, eventually falling 33-25.
Ballard had nine points to lead the Queens. Gonzalez had six points, Betancourt and Muñiz each had four points, and Rodriguez had two points.
Betancourt was named to the all-tournament team after averaging more than 10 points per game in Del Rio’s five contests.
The Queens have just one game scheduled during the Thanksgiving holiday. They are set to travel to Eagle Pass Tuesday, Nov. 23, to face Eagle Pass C.C. Winn at 1 p.m.
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