McAllen is 7-0 against Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest since February of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The McAllen Bulldogs will look to defend their home court against the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest Javelinas at 7:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (McAllen has seven straight wins, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest has nine straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Tuesday, McAllen strolled past Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial with points to spare, taking the game 51-32. Given McAllen's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 308th, while Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial is ranked 1112th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
McAllen's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Dylan Benavidez, who scored 14 points along with two steals, and Mario Villegas, who scored 13 points along with eight assists and five steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Ramirez, who scored seven points.
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest suffered their biggest defeat yet this season on Friday. They were beaten by Rowe 93-31. Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest has struggled against Rowe recently, as their matchup on Friday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
McAllen is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-9 record this season. As for Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest, they dropped their record down to 2-20 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Everything came up roses for McAllen against Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 as the team secured a 72-34 victory. With McAllen ahead 42-16 at the half, the match was all but over already.
