Winn was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They fell 70-61 to the Highlands Owls. 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 1006th, while the Owls are ranked 417th).
Winn lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Rodrigo Balbuena, who went 6 for 12 en route to 19 points plus five assists and five rebounds. The dominant performance gave Balbuena a new career-high in assists. Another player making a difference was Austin Aguilera, who went 7 for 15 en route to 16 points plus two steals.
Winn's defeat dropped their record down to 3-13. As for Highlands, the win got them back to even at 8-8.
Winn has already played their next matchup, a 73-48 loss against Seguin on the 7th. As for Highlands, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 68-49 defeat against John Paul II on the 7th.
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