Pharr-San Juan-Alamo was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a blow against the Edinburg North Cougars, falling 70-36. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1207th, while the Cougars are ranked 398th).
Brandon Gonzalez
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Brandon Gonzalez, who posted five points. The dominant performance also gave Gonzalez a new career-high in blocks (two).
Even though they lost, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Edinburg North only pulled down four offensive boards.
Edinburg North found their leader in sophomore Raul Palacios, who went 8 of 10 on his way to 17 points. Another player making a difference was Richard Molina, who had 12 points.
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo's record now sits at 10-17. As for Edinburg North, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-12 record this season.
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 69-54 loss against La Joya on the 17th. Edinburg North has also already played their next contest (against Edinburg), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
