Basketball Recap: Pioneer Diamondbacks vs. Harlingen South Hawks
Pioneer won the last time they faced Harlingen South, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Pioneer Diamondbacks blew past the Harlingen South Hawks 58-32. The Diamondbacks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matches by 21 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Pioneer to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ebonie Chatman, who went 9 for 16 en route to 22 points plus eight rebounds and six steals. Chatman has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last three times she's played. Anika Fleischmann was another key player, dropping a double-double on 12 points and 11 rebounds.
Pioneer was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Harlingen South only posted seven.
Harlingen South lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Serena Cano, who scored five points plus five rebounds and two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Jiselle Montemayor, who scored ten points.
Pioneer has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-7 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.0 points per game. As for Harlingen South, their loss dropped their record down to 6-4.
Pioneer wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 57-24 victory against Martin on the 22nd. Harlingen South has also already played their next contest, a 69-38 win against Eagle Pass on the 22nd.
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