Basketball Game Preview: Houston Mustangs vs. Southwind Jaguars

The Houston Mustangs will head out on the road to face off against the Southwind Jaguars at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.

Southwind will be up against a hot Houston team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Houston sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 63-61 win over Cordova on Tuesday. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked seventh, while the Wolves are ranked 143rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Southwind posted their closest victory since January 7th on Friday. They skirted past Cordova 53-50.

Southwind's win came from a few key players Houston will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Ronald Towns, who went 7 of 11 en route to 18 points. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (80%). Kristopher Carrol was another key player, putting up ten points along with five assists and five boards.

Houston's win bumped their record up to 22-6. As for Southwind, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season.

Houston didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Southwind in their previous matchup back in January, but they still walked away with a 56-50 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Houston since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.