The Garland Owls and the West Mesquite Wranglers will round out the year against one another at at 11:30 a.m. on Friday. Garland has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with eight straight defeats, while West Mesquite will come in with three straight victories.
Last Friday, Garland came up short against Lakeview Centennial and fell 52-40.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask West Mesquite). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Spruce 87-20. Given the Wranglers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while the Timberwolves are ranked 1294th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
West Mesquite's win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-3. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.0 points per game. As for Garland, their loss dropped their record down to 1-9.
Garland came up short against West Mesquite in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, falling 65-59. Can Garland avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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