With a playoff game on the line, the Harlan Hawks rose to the challenge on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Panthers 59-56. Given Harlan's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 101st, while Weslaco is ranked 312th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Harlan got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Ruhama Salyers out in front who scored 16 points along with seven rebounds. Emma Flores was another key contributor, scoring ten points.
Harlan has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 20-11 record this season. As for Weslaco, their loss dropped their record down to 28-10.
Harlan is on the road again on Tuesday and plays Edinburg at 7:00 p.m. on February 20th. Edinburg will roll in looking for their 22nd straight win, something Harlan surely won't give up without a fight. Weslaco does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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