Basketball Preview: Incarnate Word Shamrocks vs. Highlands Owls
The Incarnate Word Shamrocks will square off against the Highlands Owls at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Incarnate Word and six for Highlands.
Incarnate Word will head into Thursday's game ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played on Tuesday but unfortunately for them the defeat they were handed on Thursday was a bit more commanding. They came up short against Burbank, falling 69-46.
Meanwhile, Highlands came up short against Seguin on Saturday and fell 33-26. The matchup marked the Owls' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Incarnate Word now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Highlands, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.
Incarnate Word didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Highlands in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, but they still walked away with a 41-37 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Incarnate Word since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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