After flying high against Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest last Monday, Sharyland came back down to earth. The Sharyland Rattlers took a 44-26 bruising from the Pioneer Diamondbacks on Friday. The Rattlers have struggled against the Diamondbacks recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Mariajose Gomez was Sharyland's leading scorer, having posted eight points. Sophia Mendoza held things down on the boards with six rebounds. Grace Shahin took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with three assists.
It was another big night for Kassandra Garcia, who posted 13 points along with eight assists and seven rebounds for Pioneer. Garcia is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 29 games she's played. Another player making a difference was Ebonie Chatman, who earned 15 points in addition to eight boards and five steals.
Sharyland's defeat dropped their record down to 18-12. As for Pioneer, the win (which was their 13th in a row) raised their record to 24-9.
Sharyland will take on Vela at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Sharyland is on a three-game streak of home wins, Vela a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. As for Pioneer, they will face off against Rowe at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pioneer is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53 points per game this season.
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