If Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial was riding high fresh off their 71-49 takedown of Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial Wolverines were beaten by the Pioneer Diamondbacks 76-41 on Friday. The Wolverines lost against the Diamondbacks in their previous head to head back in January of 2024, too, but the margin this time around was even wider than the 51-40 score last time.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Pioneer to victory, but perhaps none more so than Muhamed Shaath, who went 6 for 10 on his way to 15 points in addition to seven rebounds and five assists. Shaath's evening made it eight games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Maldonado, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 12 points.
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial's loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-14. As for Pioneer, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-14 record this season.
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial will be playing in front of their home fans against Vela at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Vela knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine matches -- so hopefully Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial likes a good challenge. As for Pioneer, they will venture away from home to square off against Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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