Basketball Preview: Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North Raiders vs. Pioneer Diamondbacks
The Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North Raiders will venture away from home to challenge the Pioneer Diamondbacks at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their contest on Friday with ease, bagging an 81-15 victory over Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest. With the Raiders ahead 55-8 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Meanwhile, Pioneer blew past Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial, posting a 67-13 win. The Diamondbacks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Pioneer pushed their record up to 12-9 with the victory, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.9 points per game. As for Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North couldn't quite finish off Pioneer in their previous matchup back in January and fell 27-24. Can Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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