The Edinburg Bobcats will head out on the road to square off against the La Joya Coyotes at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Edinburg knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven contests -- so hopefully La Joya likes a good challenge.
Edinburg is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their matchup on Monday with ease, bagging an 86-50 victory over Pharr-San Juan-Alamo. Given the Bobcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 356th, while the Bears are ranked 1207th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, La Joya unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Monday. They received a blow as they fell 57-39 to Weslaco.
Edinburg will need focus on slowing down Daniel Trevino, one of several La Joya players who made an impact when they last played. He went 5 of 11 on his way to 14 points. That was a full 35.9% of La Joya's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Hunter Morales, who had 11 points.
Edinburg pushed their record up to 23-8 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.0 points per game. As for La Joya, their defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 11-18.
Edinburg couldn't quite finish off La Joya in their previous meeting back in January of 2024 and fell 51-49. Can Edinburg avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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