Down to the Wire!

Updated: February 11, 2022

Los Fresnos Defeats Harlingen in a Thriller

Named RSL’s ‘Player of the Game’. “Edson Picazo nets 15 and leads the way ad Los Fresnos outlasts Harlingen 52-51 in a thriller.”

By Ruben Rodriguez
Los Fresnos News

Has anyone ever heard the phrase “Lightning never strikes in the same Place” before? Well that proved to be the case as the Los Fresnos Falcons hosted the Harlingen Cardinals in their second and final meeting of the 2021-2022 Basketball season. In the first meeting on January 7, Harlingen and Los Fresnos battled throughout the game that could’ve gone either way. However the Cardinals walked away with the win as Evan Vasquez drove in the game winning layup with .5 seconds left to defeat Los Fresnos 51-50.

Now fast forward to their second meeting, both the Cardinals and the Falcons have gone 3-3 in district play. Heading into the matchup, Harlingen was 6-3 in district, tied for 2nd place with Harlingen South and Brownsville Hanna. Los Fresnos was 3-6 tied for 6th with Brownsville Rivera.

From the start, both the Cardinals and Falcons aimed to take control as Darius Garcia, Edsson Picazo and Keane Ogao combined for 12 points, while Harlingen’s Ryan Sanchez and Ian Solis combined for 10 points. The second quarter saw Los Fresnos taking control as Picazo led the scoring with 11 points at the half, Garcia followed with seven. Sanchez led the scoring for the Cardinals with seven.

Los Fresnos took control and went on a dominant run on both offense and defense. Salazar and Garcia combined for 18 points as The Falcons continued to keep the lead heading into the Fourth Quarter as Harlingen, led by Sanchez amplified and increased the offensive attack and closed the Falcon lead down to one. However, excellent shooting from the Free Throw Line and great playmaking led by Ogao, Salazar, Picazo and Garcia resulted in the Falcons defeating the Cardinals 52-51.

Final scorers for the Falcons include Picazo with 15, Ramirez with 2, Salazar with 12, Ogao with 10, Garcia with 9 and Capetillo with two. Los Fresnos improves to 4-6 in district play.