Edinburg North won the last time they faced Pharr-San Juan-Alamo and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Edinburg North Cougars breezed by the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Bears to the tune of 70-36. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 398th, while the Bears are ranked 1207th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Edinburg North found their leader in sophomore Raul Palacios, who went 8 of 10 en route to 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Richard Molina, who posted 12 points.
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Brandon Gonzalez, who had five points. The dominant performance also gave Gonzalez a new career-high in blocks (two).
Edinburg North is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 18-12 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.2 points per game. As for Pharr-San Juan-Alamo, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-17.
Edinburg North has already played their next game (against Edinburg), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Pharr-San Juan-Alamo didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 69-54 defeat against La Joya on the 17th.
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