Bowie proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by 20) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Gordon Longhorns 45-42. Given the Jackrabbits' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 287th, while the Longhorns are ranked 594th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bowie is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Gordon, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Bowie and Bellevue will face off at 1:15 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. Bowie is facing Bellevue at the right time seeing as Bellevue is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Gordon, they will head out to square off against Perrin-Whitt at 6:00 p.m. on December 20th.
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