Edinburg is 10-0 against the Cougars since January of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Edinburg Bobcats will head out on the road to take on the Edinburg North Cougars at 6:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Edinburg sitting on 17 straight wins and the Cougars on three.
Edinburg stacked a 25th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 81-24 victory over La Joya at home. Given Edinburg's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 73rd, while the Coyotes are ranked 1113th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Edinburg's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kimora Fagan, who almost dropped a double-double on 26 points and nine rebounds. Fagan has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last 15 times she's played. Emily Carranco was another key contributor, almost dropping a double-double on 26 points and nine rebounds.
Meanwhile, Edinburg North had just enough and edged the Eagles out 38-35 on Friday. 38 seems to be a good number for Edinburg North as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Edinburg North's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Roxanna Rodriguez, who scored nine points along with three steals. Rodriguez is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was Etsel Ramirez, who scored seven points along with 16 rebounds and three steals.
Edinburg's win was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 32-2. They've been dominating during the contests in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 35.7 points. Edinburg North's record is now 15-16.
This contest is shaping up to be a blowout: Edinburg hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 72.9 points per game. It's a different story for Edinburg North, though, as they've been averaging only 39.7 points per game. The only thing between Edinburg and another offensive beatdown is the Cougars. Will they be able to keep them contained?
Everything came up roses for Edinburg against the Cougars in their previous meeting back in January as the squad secured a 91-55 victory. With Edinburg ahead 51-30 at the half, the match was all but over already.
