Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only the Harlan Hawks walked away with it. They took down the Bulldogs 51-34 on Tuesday. Given Harlan's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 111th, while Alexander is ranked 371st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Harlan got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Alexa Romero out in front who scored 15 points along with six rebounds and three steals. Romero is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last five games she's played. Another player making a difference was Emma Flores, who scored 11 points along with four steals.
Harlan has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-11 record this season. As for Alexander, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 21-15.
Harlan will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Weslaco at 7:00 p.m. on February 16th. Hopefully Harlan focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 17 on Tuesday. Alexander does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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