Edinburg has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Weslaco Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Winning is just a little bit easier when you work as a team to rack up 13 more assists than your opponent, a fact Edinburg proved on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 74-44 victory over Economedes at home. Given Edinburg's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 572nd, while Economedes is ranked 1264th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Edinburg's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Edgar Perales led the charge by scoring ten points along with five rebounds and five steals. Matthew Gaona was another key contributor, scoring 15 points along with six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Weslaco had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.3 points), and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Los Fresnos and snuck past 43-40.
Edinburg pushed their record up to 20-11 with that win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.3 points per game. As for Weslaco, the victory got them back to even at 17-17.
Edinburg came up short against Weslaco in their previous meeting back in February of 2022, falling 60-56. Can Edinburg avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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