Two dominant guards in Jiselle Montemayor and Gg Betancourt are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Harlingen South Hawks will challenge the Vela Sabercats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Vela will be up against a hot Harlingen South team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Harlingen South blew past Donna North, posting a 62-20 win. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 369th, while the Chiefs are ranked 1431st), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Serena Cano
| 02/04/25 @ Donna North | 8 |
| 01/31/25 vs Porter | 6 |
| 12/03/24 @ Rivera | 6 |
| 11/26/24 vs Harlingen | 6 |
| 11/09/24 vs Jefferson | 6 |
Serena Cano and Fernanda Martinez were among the main playmakers for Harlingen South as the former posted 15 points along with eight boards and seven steals and the latter dropped a double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Cano a new career-high in rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Aryanna Renteria, who had nine points.
Harlingen South was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Donna North only posted six assists.
Meanwhile, Vela blew past Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest, posting an 82-15 victory.
Harlingen South better focus on containing Gabby Jaramillo and Aurora Guzman as the pair were huge in Vela's win. Jaramillo dropped a double-double with 15 points and 12 boards, while Guzman put up 13 points in addition to eight rebounds and five steals. Another player making a difference was Renee Cruz, who went 5 of 9 en route to 11 points.
Harlingen South's win was their 21st straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 27-6. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.0 points over those games. As for Vela, their record now sits at 24-10.
Harlingen South couldn't quite finish off Vela in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 and fell 28-26. Can Harlingen South avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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