Veterans Memorial lost against Los Fresnos back in November of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Veterans Memorial Chargers took a 67-59 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Los Fresnos Falcons. While losing is never fun, the Chargers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 806th, while the Falcons are ranked 347th).
Los Fresnos' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Eric Salazar, who posted 18 points along with eight steals and five boards. Those eight steals gave Salazar a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Gio Galvan, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine boards.
Veterans Memorial has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-17 record this season. As for Los Fresnos, they pushed their record up to 20-7 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Veterans Memorial will venture away from home to take on San Benito at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. San Benito has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Los Fresnos, they will challenge Harlingen at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Harlingen knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 12 games -- so hopefully Los Fresnos likes a good challenge.
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