Basketball Recap: Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Comes Up Short

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They took a 59-43 bruising from the Weslaco Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1262nd, while the Panthers are ranked 306th).

Despite the loss, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo still got an impressive performance from Jaidon Anderson, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 12 boards.

Leading Weslaco to victory were Pete Cantu and Kai L Fino. Cantu posted 12 points along with five rebounds and four steals, while L Fino went 6 of 10 on his way to 13 points and six boards. That's the most points L Fino has posted since back in November of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Lino Milano, who had five points and three steals.

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo's defeat dropped their record down to 10-21. As for Weslaco, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-8 record this season.

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo has already played their next matchup, a 62-26 loss against Edinburg North on the 31st. As for Weslaco, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 55-54 victory against Edinburg on the 31st.