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Rio Grande CityPioneer
Rattlers
27
Diamondbacks
28

The Pioneer (Mission, TX) varsity basketball team won Saturday's neutral tournament game against Rio Grande City (TX) by a score of 28-27.

Game Details: Border Bash

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Rio Grande City----27
Pioneer----28
Final score provided by N. Villarreal-Sandoval.
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Game Story

Texas High School Basketball - Rio Grande City nipped by Pioneer

November 18, 2023: Rio Grande City, TX 78582

The Pioneer Diamondbacks tipped the host Rio Grande City Rattlers basketball team by a final score of 28-27 in Saturday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Diamondbacks face the Nixon Mustangs (Laredo, TX) in a non-league game, on Saturday, November 18. Pioneer will attempt to move on its 5-6 season record. The Mustangs enter the game with a 8-3 record after their 22-11 non-league win over Corpus Christi Moody (Corpus Christi, TX).

With the defeat, Rio Grande City moves to 2-3 on the year. The Rattlers host McAllen (McAllen, TX) to face the Bulldogs in a non-league game on Wednesday, November 22. The Bulldogs enter the game with a record of 8-2. McAllen won 60-45 in their recent non-league game against Harlingen South (Harlingen, TX)

Rankings & Records

Rio Grande City (23-24)

TXSectionState Div.
572109114
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
20-155-711-63-56-4.571.4171,4901,315

Pioneer (23-24)

TXSectionState Div.
48996102
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
26-1116-210-310-26-6.703.8891,6981,215

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
Rio Grande City		11.411.311.89.6-42.6
Pioneer		13.512.312.212.24.045.9

Head-to-Head

  • Rio Grande City won on 11/11/2023
    11/11 @ 1:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Rio Grande City----34
    Pioneer----28

    The Rio Grande City (TX) varsity basketball team won Saturday's neutral tournament game against Pioneer (Mission, TX) by a score of 34-28.

    Box score
  • Pioneer won on 11/18/2023
    11/18 @ 10aQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Rio Grande City----27
    Pioneer----28

    The Rio Grande City (TX) varsity basketball team lost Saturday's neutral tournament game against Pioneer (Mission, TX) by a score of 28-27.

    Box score

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Rio Grande City4-5Pioneer7-3
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/14/23Pharr-San Juan-Alamo MemorialRio Grande City(W) 63-2712/22/23PioneerPharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial(W) 49-21
1/26/24Pharr-San Juan-Alamo MemorialPioneer(W) 43-21
11/17/23Rio Grande CityRowe(W) 38-3412/8/23RowePioneer(W) 41-31
1/12/24PioneerRowe(L) 48-35
11/22/23McAllenRio Grande City(W) 39-2712/15/23McAllenPioneer(W) 42-29
1/19/24PioneerMcAllen(W) 43-35
12/5/23La JoyaRio Grande City(W) 52-2711/7/23La JoyaPioneer(W) 58-14
12/8/23Rio Grande CitySan Benito(L) 31-2811/9/23PioneerSan Benito(L) 60-39
12/15/23NixonRio Grande City(L) 35-3311/18/23NixonPioneer(L) 43-30
1/19/24Rio Grande CityNixon(L) 44-29
1/5/24Rio Grande CityCigarroa(L) 48-4311/17/23CigarroaPioneer(W) 55-37
2/2/24CigarroaRio Grande City(L) 47-43

Record Breakdown

Rio Grande City (23-24)

Pioneer (23-24)
20-15
Overall
26-11
5-7
League
16-2
6-2
Non-League
2-1
1-1
Head to Head
1-1
4-5
Common Opponent
7-3
11-6
Home
10-3
3-5
Away
10-2
6-4
Neutral
6-6
0-0
Playoff
1-1
20-15
In-State
26-11
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0