McAllen Memorial has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 57-52 heartbreaker at the hands of the Vela Sabercats. The Mustangs were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Sabercats apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in January.
Vela found their leader in sophomore Savanah Rivera, who went 5 for 8 on her way to 14 points in addition to eight boards and four steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Rivera has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Tovar, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 16 rebounds.
McAllen Memorial's defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-8. As for Vela, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
McAllen Memorial will be playing in front of their home fans against Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. McAllen Memorial is facing Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial at the right time seeing as Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. Vela will take on McAllen in a holiday battle at at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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