Recap: Shallowater Mustangs vs. Muleshoe Mules
The Shallowater Mustangs waltzed into Thursday's game with two straight wins but they left with three. They breezed by Muleshoe on the road to the tune of 80-41. Given Shallowater's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 216th, while Muleshoe is ranked 953rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Muleshoe's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Adam Alarcon, who scored 17 points. Alarcon scored a full 41.5% of Muleshoe's points, the second time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Sebastian Kirven, who scored 7 points along with 5 rebounds.
Shallowater's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Muleshoe, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
Shallowater will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Bushland at 7:00 p.m. on December 2nd. Muleshoe won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Borger at 12:00 p.m. on December 1st. Borger comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
