The Burleson Elks are taking a road trip to challenge the Joshua Owls at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Burleson has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while Joshua will arrive with three straight victories.
On Tuesday, Burleson came up short against Centennial and fell 40-29. While losing is never fun, the Elks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 819th, while the Spartans are ranked 394th).
Meanwhile, Joshua beat Everman 55-46 on Tuesday.
Joshua now has a winning record of 9-8. As for Burleson, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-11.
Burleson was able to grind out a solid win over Joshua when the teams last played back in January, winning 51-39. The rematch might be a little tougher for Burleson since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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