Texas High School Basketball - Pioneer topped by Vela
February 2, 2024: Mission, TX 78572 The Vela Sabercats basketball team scored 46 points and restricted the host Pioneer Diamondbacks to 28 in the Sabercats league victory on Friday.
The Sabercats now sport a 29-5 record. They put it on the line next when they host Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial for a 5A Region IV District 31 contest on Tuesday, February 6. Vela will battle a Wolverines team coming off a 84-39 league loss to McAllen Memorial (McAllen, TX). The Wolverines record now stands at 3-21.
The Diamondbacks (24-10) will now prepare for their contest against Sharyland (Mission, TX). The Rattlers come into the 5A Region IV District 31 contest with a 7-23 record. In their last contest, Sharyland was defeated by McAllen (McAllen, TX), 45-32, in a league contest.