The Smithson Valley Rangers will face off against the Alamo Heights Mules at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Smithson Valley will be strutting in after a victory while Alamo Heights will be coming in after a loss.
Smithson Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They walked away with a 78-70 win over Boerne-Champion on Friday. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Rangers' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 307th, while the Chargers are ranked 67th).
Meanwhile, Alamo Heights unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell to Veterans Memorial 43-37. The game marked the Mules' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Smithson Valley will need focus on slowing down Gunnar Jones, one of several Alamo Heights players who made an impact when they last played. He went 5 for 10 on his way to 14 points. Matthew Munguia was another key player, putting up seven points.
Alamo Heights' defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 21-5. As for Smithson Valley, the win got them back to even at 9-9.
Smithson Valley came up short against Alamo Heights in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 66-62. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jones, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 13 rebounds. Now that Smithson Valley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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