The IDEA Weslaco Pike Mavericks will head out on the road to challenge the Santa Rosa Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: IDEA Weslaco Pike has struggled recently with five defeats in a row, while Santa Rosa will arrive with four straight victories.
On Tuesday, IDEA Weslaco Pike was beaten by Rio Hondo 93-27. While losing is never fun, the Mavericks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1349th, while the Bobcats are ranked 507th).
Meanwhile, Santa Rosa made easy work of IDEA Robindale on Tuesday and carried off a 43-18 win. The Warriors have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matches by 22 points or more this season.
Santa Rosa pushed their record up to 16-6 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories didn't necessarily come from the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 27.3 points per game. As for IDEA Weslaco Pike, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
IDEA Weslaco Pike lost to Santa Rosa on the road by a decisive 37-23 margin when the teams last played back in November of 2024. Can IDEA Weslaco Pike avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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