A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Edinburg Bobcats take on the Weslaco Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday... Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Edinburg sitting on nine straight victories and Weslaco on four.
On Tuesday, Edinburg really took it to Economedes for the full four quarters, racking up a 64-35 win. Given the Bobcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 357th, while the Jaguars are ranked 920th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Weslaco strolled past Pharr-San Juan-Alamo with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 59-43.
Edinburg is also on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 25-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.5 points per game. As for Weslaco, their victory bumped their record up to 21-8.
Edinburg skirted past Weslaco 56-53 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for Edinburg since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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