Tijuana Baja California. – The Zonkeys fell back into another pothole and accumulate three losses in a row, most recent by blackboard 70-81 against Venados de Mazatlan at the Zonkeys Academy Auditorium.
The zebra donkeys sought to recover from two setbacks on tour in Hermosillo, but it was too late when they stepped on the accelerator. They were behind by fifteen points in the last quarter and despite the fact that they managed to reduce that difference to six points (63-70) they did not give them more.
Argentine coach Claudio Arrigoni’s team is 5-9. The bad step has already taken its toll and they have brought in new foreigners such as center Jordan Washington, who immediately collaborated with 23 points.
Zonkeys will return to the field
But not even Joshua Webster’s double-double could avoid the disaster, the North American had an outstanding performance with 23 points, ten rebounds wins and eight assists. Defensively, they suffered with the performance of Charles Strowbridge and his 19 points, six rebounds and four assists.
The series will have a second game and will start at 7:30 p.m. and after that, the Cibacopa will take a week off to start the second round of the competition.
The Zonkeys will return for a series of three games against the defending champion Astros de Jalisco from the monday april 10.