Basketball Game Preview: Veterans Memorial Chargers vs. Harlingen Cardinals

Veterans Memorial and Harlingen are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2015, but not for long. The Veterans Memorial Chargers will be playing at home against the Harlingen Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Veterans Memorial is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.

Last Friday, Veterans Memorial was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 33-32 to San Benito.

Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Harlingen against San Benito on Tuesday as the squad secured a 69-39 win. The Cardinals have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten games by 20 points or more this season.

Veterans Memorial better keep an eye on Marcus Gutierrez. He was instrumental in Harlingen's win, putting up 15 points. Another player making a difference was Ricki Henderson, who posted ten points.

Harlingen has been performing well recently as they've won 14 of their last 17 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 26-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.1 points per game. As for Veterans Memorial, their loss dropped their record down to 11-21.

Veterans Memorial came up short against Harlingen when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 69-64. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Harlingen's Luis Rodriguez, who put up 23 points. Now that Veterans Memorial knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.