The Winn Mavericks will head out on the road to face off against the Jay Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Winn has struggled recently with 20 defeats in a row, while Jay will arrive with 13 straight wins.
On Tuesday, Winn ended up a good deal behind Southwest and lost 73-57. While losing is never fun, the Mavericks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1335th, while the Dragons are ranked 380th).
Meanwhile, Jay got the win against Harlandale on Tuesday by a conclusive 80-60. The Mustangs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 19 contests by 20 points or more this season.
Winn better focus on containing Jarrius Jackson Jr and Zachariah Linson as the pair were huge in Jay's win. Jackson Jr went 10 of 15 on his way to 29 points and five rebounds, while Linson dropped a double-double on 27 points and ten boards. Linson has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Camrin Garza, who almost dropped a triple-double on nine points, 11 boards, and 12 assists.
Jay has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 19 of their last 20 games, which provided a nice bump to their 27-2 record this season. As for Winn, their loss dropped their record down to 3-25.
Winn was taken down by Jay 117-53 in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Winn was down 60-24.
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