Basketball Recap: Mcallen Memorial's Winning Streak Snapped at Four Games

Mustangs

Previous 5 Games

01/17/25 @ Pioneer	21-41
01/14/25 vs Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest	77-14
01/10/25 vs Rowe	50-48
01/07/25 vs Sharyland	49-34
01/03/25 vs McAllen	39-30

After a string of four wins, McAllen Memorial's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They came up short against the Pioneer Diamondbacks, falling 41-21. Having soared to a lofty 77 points in the game before, the Mustangs couldn't push the score so high this time.

Leading Pioneer to victory were Anika Fleischmann and Kassandra Garcia. Fleischmann dropped a double-double on 15 points and 13 rebounds, while Garcia posted ten points in addition to eight assists and five boards. Garcia has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last 27 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Ebonie Chatman, who earned six points along with 11 rebounds and four steals.

McAllen Memorial's defeat dropped their record down to 23-10. As for Pioneer, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-9.

McAllen Memorial has already played their next contest, a 48-42 loss against Vela on the 21st. As for Pioneer, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 48-24 victory against McAllen on the 20th.