The Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest Javelinas's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their tenth straight loss. They ended up on the wrong side of a rough 68-44 walloping at the hands of Pioneer. While losing is never fun, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1547th, while the Diamondbacks are ranked 617th).
Pioneer had a senior duo take command as Edward Chavez scored 17 points along with four steals and Julian Valdez scored 12 points along with four steals. Chavez has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Matthew Maldonado, who scored nine points along with six assists.
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest's loss was their sixth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-21. As for Pioneer, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-12 record this season.
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest will head out on the road to square off against the Wolverines at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial is coming into the game on a five-game losing streak. As for Pioneer, they will be playing in front of their home fans against the Sabercats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Vela is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last 13 games.
