The McAllen Memorial Mustangs are on the road again on Tuesday and plays the Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on February 27th. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but McAllen Memorial had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They strolled past the Buccaneers with points to spare, taking the game 66-50. Given McAllen Memorial's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 210th, while Miller is ranked 478th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial waltzed into their matchup on Friday with 11 straight wins but they left with 12. They were the clear victor by a 77-56 margin over McAllen. Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 games by 21 points or more this season.
Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial can attribute much of their success to Billy White III, who scored 18 points, and Jeremiah Moore, who scored 21 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Moore has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Christian Greenwood, who scored eight points.
McAllen Memorial is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 29-7 record this season. As for Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial, their victory bumped their record up to 26-8.
McAllen Memorial lost to Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial on the road by a decisive 81-65 margin when the teams last played back in March of 2022. Can McAllen Memorial avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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