After a string of four wins, the Los Fresnos Falcons's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They took a 54-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of Harlingen. Los Fresnos has not had much luck with Harlingen recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Los Fresnos lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jj Salazar, who scored 16 points along with seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Munoz, who scored 11 points.
Harlingen's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Luis Rodriguez led the charge by scoring 17 points. Rodriguez is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 16 or more in the last three games he's played. Ruben Gonzalez was another key contributor, scoring 12 points.
Los Fresnos' loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 26-8. As for Harlingen, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 30-5.
Los Fresnos will be playing in front of their home fans against Rivera at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Los Fresnos is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 66 points per game this season. As for Harlingen, they will head out on the road to square off against Weslaco at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Harlingen is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 59.2 points per game this season.
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