The Hidalgo Pirates will head out to square off against the La Joya Coyotes at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hidalgo has three straight victories, La Joya has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Hidalgo is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Hanna: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Hidalgo blew Hanna out of the water with a 54-11 final score. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 27-5.
Meanwhile, La Joya played a tough game on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against Veterans Memorial, falling 65-28. While losing is never fun, the Coyotes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 825th, while the Chargers are ranked 159th).
Hidalgo's win bumped their record up to 7-12. As for La Joya, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 7-12.
Hidalgo ended up a good deal behind La Joya in their previous matchup back in November of 2022, losing 34-20. Can Hidalgo avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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