The Veterans Memorial Chargers will take on the Edinburg North Cougars in a holiday battle at at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Veterans Memorial took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 76-48 win over Valley View. That looming 76-48 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Chargers yet this season.
Meanwhile, Edinburg North was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 63-58 to Los Fresnos. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Saturday (56), the Cougars still had to take the loss.
Despite the loss, Edinburg North saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Raul Palacios went 9 for 13 on his way to 23 points. Palacios' evening made it 15 games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Jose Ramirez was another key player, going 5 for 10 on his way to 13 points.
This is the second loss in a row for Edinburg North and nudges their season record down to 14-10. As for Veterans Memorial, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-12.
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