Veterans Memorial is 9-0 against Donna North since January of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Veterans Memorial Chargers will be home for the holidays to greet the Donna North Chiefs at 7:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Veterans Memorial has four straight wins, Donna North has 37 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Tuesday, the stars were shining brightly for Veterans Memorial in a 40-25 win over Weslaco East. Given Veterans Memorial's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 282nd, while Weslaco East is ranked 1364th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Daniela Sauceda, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 12 rebounds. The match was her 13th in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brianna Barnes, who scored nine points along with four steals.
Meanwhile, Donna North had to suffer through a rough 70-10 loss at the hands of Harlingen South. Donna North has not had much luck with Harlingen South recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Veterans Memorial has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season. As for Donna North, their defeat was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which bumped their record down to 0-18.
Everything came up roses for Veterans Memorial against Donna North in their previous matchup back in January as the team secured a 71-5 victory. With Veterans Memorial ahead 44-5 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
