It was a good run, but the Rivera Raiders unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They took a serious blow against Harlingen, falling 77-43. While losing is never fun, Rivera can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 602nd, while Harlingen is ranked 158th).
Rivera's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Isaiah Cuellar, who scored 15 points along with eight rebounds and four steals, and Juan Juarez who scored ten points along with five rebounds. Cuellar is absolutely dominating the steal category: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Andy Sanchez, who scored ten points along with two steals.
Harlingen can attribute much of their success to Luis Rodriguez, who scored 20 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ashton Barajas, who scored ten points.
Rivera's defeat dropped their record down to 16-8. As for Harlingen, their win was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 26-3.
Rivera will take on Hanna at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hanna is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 54.9 points per game. As for Harlingen, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Los Fresnos at 6:00 p.m. Los Fresnos has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 451 points over their last six contests.
