Rio Grande City is 8-2 against Mission Veterans Memorial since January of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Rio Grande City Rattlers will look to defend their home court against the Mission Veterans Memorial Patriots at 7:30 p.m. Rio Grande City has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Last Tuesday, everything came up roses for Rio Grande City against Miller as the team secured a 73-30 win. That 43 point margin sets a new team best for the Rattlers this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mission Veterans Memorial). They escaped with a win on Saturday against Pharr-San Juan-Alamo by the margin of a single free throw, 53-52. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Patriots.
Rio Grande City pushed their record up to 8-5 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.3 points per game. As for Mission Veterans Memorial, their win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-6.
Rio Grande City took their victory against Mission Veterans Memorial in their previous matchup back in January by a conclusive 67-44. Does Rio Grande City have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mission Veterans Memorial turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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