Basketball Recap: Weslaco East Extends Home Winning Streak to Nine

Weslaco East waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They blew past the Harlingen South Hawks 59-37. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 298th, while the Hawks are ranked 929th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

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Previous Games (Home)

12/10/24 vs Harlingen South	59-37
12/07/24 vs Edinburg	46-35
12/07/24 vs Rio Hondo	49-32
12/06/24 vs La Feria	47-44
12/05/24 vs Grulla	81-42
+ 4 more games

Weslaco East pushed their record up to 12-4 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.6 points per game. As for Harlingen South, their loss dropped their record down to 4-10.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Weslaco East will head out to take on Edcouch-Elsa at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Harlingen South, they will square off against Mercedes at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.