The Rowe Warriors will square off against the McAllen Memorial Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Rowe fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell to the Raiders 42-38. The Warriors were up 30-14 in the third quarter but couldn't hold on to the lead.
Meanwhile, McAllen Memorial had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They enjoyed a cozy 55-36 win over the Rattlers. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 225th, while the Rattlers are ranked 549th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
McAllen Memorial pushed their record up to 16-6 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.0 points per game. As for Rowe, their defeat ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 19-2.
Rowe was able to grind out a solid win over McAllen Memorial in their previous matchup two weeks ago, winning 57-45. Will Rowe repeat their success, or does McAllen Memorial have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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