Donna North is 0-10 against Veterans Memorial since January of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Donna North Chiefs will be playing at home against the Veterans Memorial Chargers at 6:00 p.m. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Donna North has struggled recently with 46 losses in a row, while Veterans Memorial will arrive with 13 straight wins.
Donna North suffered their biggest loss since November 16, 2023 on Tuesday. They were dealt a 70-8 loss at the hands of Harlingen South. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Donna North in their matchups with Harlingen South: they've now lost eight in a row.
Meanwhile, Veterans Memorial stacked a 19th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They took their matchup on the road with ease, bagging a 47-18 victory over Weslaco East. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 25-4.
Donna North's defeat was their 16th straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 0-27. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 18.2 points per game. As for Veterans Memorial, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 20 of their last 22 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 29-5 record this season.
Donna North was dealt a bruising 80-11 defeat at the hands of Veterans Memorial when the teams last played back in December of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Veterans Memorial's Daniela Sauceda, who scored 16 points along with six rebounds and two steals. Now that Donna North knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.