Basketball Preview: Joshua Owls vs. Alamo Heights Mules
The Joshua Owls and the Alamo Heights Mules will face off at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Joshua challenged Hargrave on Friday. Joshua was beaten by Hargrave 70-40. While losing is never fun, the Owls can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 678th, while the Falcons are ranked 111th).
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Alamo Heights' good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell to Belton 63-58.
Defeat or not, Alamo Heights got some senior leadership from Gunnar Jones and Beau Taber. Jones went 5 for 8 en route to 13 points, while Taber scored 12 points along with three steals. Another player making a difference was Matthew Munguia, who had six points in addition to six assists and two steals.
Alamo Heights' loss dropped their record down to 14-3. As for Joshua, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
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