A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Weslaco Panthers take on the Valley View Tigers at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday... The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Weslaco has three straight wins, Valley View has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Friday, Weslaco strolled past San Benito with points to spare, taking the game 60-45. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 349th, while the Greyhounds are ranked 1158th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 12/06/24 vs San Benito | 20 |
| 11/12/24 @ Pace | 14 |
| 11/29/24 vs Edcouch-Elsa | 12 |
| 11/26/24 vs Alexander | 10 |
| 11/16/24 @ McAllen Memorial | 9 |
Weslaco's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kade Lopez, who made all 6 shots he took from beyond the arc racking up 20 points. The dominant performance gave Lopez a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeremiah Castillo, who went 7 of 11 on his way to 17 points.
Meanwhile, Valley View lost 51-29 to Economedes on Tuesday. The contest marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Weslaco is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.7 points per game. As for Valley View, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
Weslaco took their win against Valley View in their previous matchup back in December of 2021 by a conclusive 51-30. Will Weslaco repeat their success, or does Valley View have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
