The Harlingen South Hawks were the 56-51 winner over the Jay Mustangs when they last played one another back in December of 2022, but their luck changed this time around. Harlingen South took a 60-42 bruising from Jay on Thursday. While losing is never fun, Harlingen South can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 600th, while Jay is ranked 278th).
Elijah Baldwin was a one-man wrecking crew for Jay as he dropped a double-double on 26 points and 15 rebounds. Zachariah Linson was another key contributor, scoring 9 points along with 11 rebounds and 5 blocks.
Harlingen South are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-4. As for Jay, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Harlingen South will take on Sharyland at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Jay, they have the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome O'Connor at 7:30 p.m. on December 5th. O'Connor is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games.
