Sharyland is 1-9 against McAllen since December of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Sharyland Rattlers will be playing in front of their home fans against the McAllen Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m.
Sharyland came into their game on Friday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They were beaten by McAllen Memorial 77-41. The Rattlers were down 49-27 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Meanwhile, McAllen entered their tilt with McAllen Memorial on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Everything went their way against the Mustangs as they made off with a 65-45 victory. The Bulldogs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 matches by 20 points or more this season.
McAllen's win came from a few key players Sharyland will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was D'aundre Canada, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 15 rebounds. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in boards. Babat Akindayomi was another key player, dropping a double-double on 13 points and 11 rebounds.
McAllen's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 25-9. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.5 points over those games. As for Sharyland, their loss dropped their record down to 8-21.
Sharyland suffered a grim 66-46 defeat to McAllen when the teams last played back in January. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Sharyland was down 33-11.
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