After flying high against Weslaco East last Thursday, Weslaco came back down to earth. The Weslaco Panthers took a 43-39 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Pioneer Diamondbacks. The Panthers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Diamondbacks apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in November of 2016.
Pioneer found their leader in sophomore Ebonie Chatman, who almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine rebounds. The matchup was Chatman's third in a row with at least ten points. Anika Fleischmann was another key player, scoring eight points along with 11 rebounds and two blocks.
Weslaco's defeat dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Pioneer, they pushed their record up to 10-7 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Weslaco will square off against Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Pioneer, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 44-33 loss against Rowe on the 23rd.
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