Basketball Recap: Devan Estrada's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Edinburg North over Edinburg

It was a proper cat-fight when Edinburg North took on Edinburg on Tuesday. The contest between the Edinburg North Cougars and the Edinburg Bobcats didn't end well, with the Edinburg North Cougars falling 60-46. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Cougars this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 55-49 back in January.

Devan Estrada

Points (Career)

02/04/25 @ Edinburg	11
01/17/25 vs Edinburg	10
01/05/24 vs Hanna	7
12/30/24 vs Harlingen	6
02/06/24 @ Economedes	6

Several Cougars players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Devan Estrada, who posted 11 points. The dominant performance gave Estrada a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Josiah Cruz, who earned ten points.

Edinburg's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Brayan Martinez led the charge by going 8 for 16 to rack up 20 points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Edgar Perales, who put up nine points along with seven assists and three steals.

Edinburg North has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 20-16 record this season. As for Edinburg, their victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 26-9.

Edinburg North has already played their next game (against Economedes), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Edinburg, they have already played their next contest, a 67-55 win against Pharr-San Juan-Alamo on the 7th.