McAllen Memorial is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Vela is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The McAllen Memorial Mustangs will host the Vela Sabercats at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
McAllen Memorial is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Pioneer just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They lost 41-21 to the Diamondbacks. Having soared to a lofty 77 points in the game before, the Mustangs couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, Vela earned a 66-54 victory over Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North on Friday.
Vela is also on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 18 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.7 points per game. As for McAllen Memorial, their defeat dropped their record down to 23-10.
McAllen Memorial came up short against Vela in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 57-52. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Vela's Savanah Rivera, who went 5 of 8 en route to 14 points in addition to eight boards and four steals. Now that McAllen Memorial 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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