The Rio Grande City Rattlers will face off against the Palmview Lobos at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Rio Grande City sitting on six straight wins and Palmview on ten.
Last Friday, Rio Grande City slipped by Cigarroa 40-39.
Meanwhile, Palmview humbled Juarez-Lincoln with a 73-28 victory. The Lobos have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 21 points or more this season.
Palmview had a senior duo take command as Nicole Flores went 8 for 19 on her way to 24 points and five steals and Mia Rojas went 9 of 22 on her way to 25 points and five steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Rojas has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Halley Tello, who posted eight points in addition to seven boards and seven steals.
Palmview smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in six consecutive games.
Palmview is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.5 points per game. As for Rio Grande City, they pushed their record up to 12-10 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Things could have been worse for Rio Grande City, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 50-33 loss to Palmview in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Palmview's Alia Garza, who put up 24 points. Now that Rio Grande City knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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