Basketball Game Preview: Great Hearts Irving Mustangs vs. International Leadership of Texas Keller Eagles

The Great Hearts Irving Mustangs will venture away from home to challenge the International Leadership of Texas Keller Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Great Hearts Irving has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.

Great Hearts Irving is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. In a tight matchup that could have gone either way, they made off with a 55-54 win over Newman International Academy.

Great Hearts Irving's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jakes Maundu led the charge by putting up 14 points. Another player making a difference was John Cotter, who posted ten points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals.

Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when International Leadership of Texas Keller faced off against Uplift Elevate Prep on Friday. International Leadership of Texas Keller took their game with ease, bagging a 55-25 victory over Uplift Elevate Prep. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 633rd, while the Blue Jays are ranked 1528th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

International Leadership of Texas Keller now has a winning record of 8-7. As for Great Hearts Irving, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season.

Great Hearts Irving was taken down by International Leadership of Texas Keller 76-33 when the teams last played back in January of 2023. Can Great Hearts Irving avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.