Pioneer was the 48-37 winner over Sharyland when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The Diamondbacks fell 54-50 to the Rattlers on Saturday. The game marked the Diamondbacks' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Despite the loss, Pioneer still got an impressive performance from Muhamed Shaath, who went 6-for-14 en route to 23 points along with seven boards and four steals. Another player making a difference was Damian Gonzalez, who posted nine points.
This is the second loss in a row for Pioneer and nudges their season record down to 5-3. As for Sharyland, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-4.
Coming up, Pioneer will challenge Corpus Christi Moody at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Diamondbacks will be up against the Trojans' rather soft defense (which has allowed 68.71 points per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. Sharyland has already played their next contest (against La Joya), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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