Basketball Game Preview: Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial Wolverines vs. Vela Sabercats

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial is 1-9 against Vela since January of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial Wolverines will be playing in front of their home fans against the Vela Sabercats at 6:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial is headed into Tuesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game on Friday. They were beaten by Pioneer 68-23. While losing is never fun, the Wolverines can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1360th, while the Diamondbacks are ranked 354th).

Meanwhile, Vela came up short against Pioneer on Tuesday and fell 52-40.

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial will need focus on slowing down Gg Betancourt, one of several Vela players who made an impact when they last played. She posted 15 points. Another player making a difference was Aurora Guzman, who had ten points.

Even though they lost, Vela smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 14 offensive boards in six consecutive games.

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial's loss dropped their record down to 1-13. As for Vela, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-8.

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial took a serious blow against Vela when the teams last played back in December of 2024, falling 91-11. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial was down 54-0.