Basketball Game Preview: Harlingen Cardinals vs. San Benito Greyhounds

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Previous Games

01/17/25 - Home	59-48 W
01/30/24 - Home	37-34 W
01/12/24 - Away	38-44 L
01/31/23 - Away	52-26 W
01/13/23 - Home	40-28 W
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Harlingen is 9-1 against San Benito since January of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Harlingen Cardinals will square off against the San Benito Greyhounds at 6:00 p.m. Harlingen will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.

Last Friday, everything went Harlingen's way against Los Fresnos as Harlingen made off with a 58-32 win. The Cardinals have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 games by 20 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, San Benito lost to Veterans Memorial on the road by a 50-31 margin on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Greyhounds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 378th, while the Chargers are ranked 184th).

Harlingen will need focus on slowing down Valerie Vela, one of several San Benito players who made an impact when they last played. She posted eight points and eight boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayla Rodriguez, who put up three points in addition to six rebounds and three steals.

Even though they lost, San Benito smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 24 consecutive contests.

Harlingen is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 27-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.2 points per game. As for San Benito, their defeat dropped their record down to 21-12.

Harlingen beat San Benito 59-48 in their previous meeting back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Harlingen since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.