Texas High School Basketball - Coronado can't hold off Hidalgo
December 6, 2008: El Paso, TX 79912 The Hidalgo Pirates basketball team scored 33 points and restricted the host Coronado Thunderbirds to 28 in the Pirates non-league victory on Saturday.
The Pirates now sport a 10-1 record. They play next when they travel to Seguin for a non-league contest on Saturday, December 6. Hidalgo will meet a Matadors team coming off a 49-37 non-league loss to Akins (Austin, TX). The Matadors record now stands at 1-5.
The Thunderbirds (9-4) will now prepare for their contest against Hanks (El Paso, TX). The Knights come into the 5A Region I District 1 contest with a 9-2 record. In their last contest, Hanks edged Pampa (Pampa, TX), 61-37, in a non-league contest.