The San Benito Greyhounds will venture away from home to square off against the Los Fresnos Falcons at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
San Benito came up into this matchup off a tough 30-point defeat on Tuesday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Hanna by a score of 40-37 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Greyhounds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1023rd, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 463rd).
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Los Fresnos duked it out with Hanna on Tuesday. Los Fresnos claimed a resounding 68-39 victory over Hanna. The Falcons have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 16 games by 21 points or more this season.
San Benito better keep an eye on Gio Galvan. He was instrumental in Los Fresnos' win, dropping a double-double on 17 points and ten boards. Galvan is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last ten games he's played. Another player making a difference was Eric Salazar, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds.
Los Fresnos pushed their record up to 25-8 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 24.8 points. As for San Benito, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-14 record this season.
San Benito took a serious blow against Los Fresnos in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 91-41. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Galvan, who almost dropped a triple-double on 30 points, ten boards, and nine assists. Now that San Benito knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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