KEVIN NARRO | Valley Morning Star
SAN BENITO — The San Benito Lady Greyhounds have been playing some solid basketball as of late and on Tuesday the train continued to roll with a 46-24 win over Harlingen South at home.
San Benito has now won five in a row and are 4-0 in district play. The Lady Hounds will have an away game at Brownsville Hanna on Friday at 3:30 before hosting Weslaco High next week.
Through the five game streak, the Lady Hounds have fed off of their senior group in Arlene Lucero, Mikayla Garcia, Emilee Barraza and Miranda Vallejo.
The five seniors have played together for the last three seasons and this senior group is looking to take the next step after last year’s playoff exit in the area round against Laredo United.
“This is our expectation, last year we won in the first round and lost by five to United,” said San Benito coach Abel Moreno. “So this year we expect to compete for a district title and we expect nothing less. We plan on winning Friday and we will prepare for Weslaco next week.”
On Tuesday it was no different as the Lady Hounds out muscled the Lady Hawks and saw Vallejo once again take over a game by directing the traffic and driving the ball to the basket all after-noon long.
“Right now we feel very confident,” Vallejo said. “We’re playing some good team basketball and today was no different, we have been working very hard and our chemistry has been a key part for us.”
Vallejo scored a game high 17 points in their win against Harlingen South, but the senior point guard knows it’s no time to rest or be content.
“We have executed everything the right way, in practice we will run plays until we get them right. If one of us makes a mistake we pick each other up. For me, I have always been working hard, this year going forward we can only get better and use last year as motivation,” said Vallejo.
Moreno is confident in his team and in Vallejo that this season can be a special one.
“Our group of seniors have played together for the last three years, they know each other and play very well together so this season we have nothing but high expectations for them. Miranda is a very talented player and we hope she can take her talents to the next level. She runs our offense and we’re excited to have her as our leader and a force on our team,” Moreno said.