Basketball Preview: Wagon Mound Trojans vs. Maxwell Bears
Wagon Mound hasn't had much luck against Maxwell recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Wagon Mound Trojans will square off against the Maxwell Bears at 4:30 p.m. Hopefully Wagon Mound focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 15 on Thursday.
Having struggled with 12 losses in a row dating back to last season, Wagon Mound finally turned things around against San Jon on Thursday. They took their contest with ease, bagging an 82-22 win over the Coyotes. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Trojans had established a 56 point advantage.
Wagon Mound's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Eugene Armijo, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Josiah Vasquez, who went 9 for 14 en route to 21 points plus four steals.
Meanwhile, a victory for Maxwell just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 73-49 to Logan. The loss was the Bears' first of the season.
Maxwell's defeat dropped their record down to 2-1. As for Wagon Mound, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Wagon Mound took a serious blow against Maxwell when the teams last played back in February, falling 69-39. Can Wagon Mound avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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