Basketball Recap: Vela Sabercats vs. Pioneer Diamondbacks
The Vela Sabercats entered their tilt with the Pioneer Diamondbacks with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. Vela strolled past the Diamondbacks with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 46-28. This was payback for Vela, who suffered a 55-43 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Vela's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Janai Coleman led the charge by scoring 23 points along with six steals. Coleman has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last six times she's played. Another player making a difference was Gg Betancourt, who scored 11 points along with five assists and four steals.
Vela is on a roll lately: they've won 22 of their last 24 games, which provided a nice bump to their 29-5 record this season. As for Pioneer, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 24-10.
Vela will take on the Wolverines at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial is no doubt hoping to put an end to an eight-game streak of away losses. As for Pioneer, they will head out on the road to take on the Rattlers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Sharyland will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings (they are ranked 1138th, while the Diamondbacks are ranked 431st).
