After flying high against Southwest Legacy last Friday, Harlandale came back down to earth. The Harlandale Indians came up short against the McCollum Cowboys on Wednesday, falling 85-61. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 641st, while the Cowboys are ranked 80th).
| 01/22/25 vs McCollum | 11 |
| 01/17/25 vs Southwest Legacy | 15 |
| 01/14/25 @ Winn | 7 |
| 01/07/25 vs MacArthur | 9 |
| 01/03/25 vs South San Antonio | 8 |
Despite the defeat, Harlandale saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Sadie Mancha dropped a double-double on 23 points and 11 boards. With that strong performance, Mancha is now averaging an impressive 8 rebounds per game. Kamila Sosa was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on nine points and nine boards.
Even though they lost, Harlandale smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in six consecutive matches.
Harlandale's loss dropped their record down to 13-15. As for McCollum, they are on a roll lately: they've won 20 of their last 21 games, which provided a nice bump to their 28-3 record this season.
The future could be bright for both Harlandale and McCollum: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. Harlandale will try to hand Southwest their fourth-straight defeat when the two meet at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, McCollum will look to extend Winn's 12-game losing streak when the meet at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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