Basketball Preview: Donna Redskins vs. Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial Wolverines
The Donna Redskins will take on the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial Wolverines in a tournament on Thursday. Donna has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with nine straight defeats, while Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial will come in with three straight wins.
Donna is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Economedes on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Donna took a blow against Economedes, falling 61-31.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial). They came out on top against Pharr-San Juan-Alamo by a score of 80-67 on Tuesday.
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Andrew Anzaldua out in front who went 10 for 19 en route to 25 points plus seven rebounds and three steals. Anzaldua's evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Christian Chavez, who went 6 for 13 en route to 20 points plus eight rebounds.
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pharr-San Juan-Alamo only pulled down seven.
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.8 points per game. As for Donna, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Donna was able to grind out a solid win over Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, winning 43-35. Does Donna have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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