If the Port Isabel Tarpons were feeling good off their 59-18 takedown of the Santa Rosa Warriors last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Port Isabel's tough 53-31 loss to Hanna on Tuesday might stick with them for a while. Port Isabel lost against Hanna in their previous head to head back in December of 2022, too, but the margin this time around was much wider than the 43-42 score last time.
Hanna can attribute much of their success to Sofia Roman, who scored 25 points along with 5 assists and 5 steals. That makes it ten consecutive games in which Roman has scored at least 25% of Hanna's points. Another player making a difference was Jenna Saldana, who scored 4 points along with 7 rebounds and 7 steals.
Port Isabel's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Hanna, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-9 record this season.
Port Isabel will square off against Harvest Christian at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Harvest Christian has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 1,593 points over their last 22 contests. As for Hanna, they will look to defend their home court on Saturday against Pharr-San Juan-Alamo at 2:30 p.m. Pharr-San Juan-Alamo is hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
