Edinburg North was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 56-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Veterans Memorial Chargers.
Despite the defeat, Edinburg North saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Raul Palacios went 8 for 13 on his way to 19 points. That was a full 40.4% of Edinburg North's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Enrique Leal Jr, who put up eight points.
Edinburg North's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-11. As for Veterans Memorial, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-12 record this season.
Edinburg North will finish 2024 at home by hosting Rio Grande City at 12:30 p.m. on Friday. Edinburg North is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.4 points per game this season. As for Veterans Memorial, they will host St. Joseph Academy at 12:00 p.m. on December 28th. Veterans Memorial is facing St. Joseph Academy at the right time seeing as St. Joseph Academy is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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