Edinburg North is on a three-game streak of home wins, while the Bobcats are on a 18-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Edinburg North Cougars will take on the Edinburg Bobcats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Edinburg North had just enough and edged the Eagles out 38-35. 38 seems to be a good number for Edinburg North as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Edinburg North's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Roxanna Rodriguez, who scored nine points along with three steals. Rodriguez hasn't dropped below two steals for four straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Etsel Ramirez, who scored seven points along with 16 rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, Edinburg stacked a 25th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They blew past La Joya 81-24 at home. With Edinburg ahead 53-15 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Edinburg's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kimora Fagan led the charge by almost dropping a double-double on 26 points and nine rebounds. Fagan has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last 15 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Emily Carranco, who almost dropped a double-double on 26 points and nine rebounds.
Edinburg North's win bumped their record up to 15-16. As for Edinburg, their victory bumped their record up to 32-2.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Edinburg North have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 36.8 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Edinburg struggles in that department as they've been averaging 32 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Edinburg North was taken down by the Bobcats 91-55 when the teams last played back in January. The contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Edinburg North was down 51-30.
