Basketball Recap: Pioneer Skates Past Rio Hondo with Ease

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Previous 3 Games

11/25/25 - Home	69-41 W
11/26/24 - Away	51-43 W
12/06/18 - Neutral	72-35 W

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pioneer). They breezed past the Rio Hondo Bobcats to the tune of 69-41 on Tuesday. The Diamondbacks haven't had any issues with the Bobcats recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.

Muhamed Shaath produced another solid effort shooting 58% from the field en route to 27 points and six boards. That makes it four consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Pioneer's points. Another player making a difference was Alec Chapa, who posted five points and nine rebounds.

Pioneer smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards every time they've taken the court this season.

Pioneer's win bumped their record up to 3-1.

Pioneer wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 53-50 victory against Harlingen South on the 28th. As for Rio Hondo, they will take on Juarez-Lincoln at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Bobcats will be up against the Huskies' rather soft defense (which has allowed 67.29 points per game), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.