The Veterans Memorial Patriots will venture away from home to challenge the Alamo Heights Mules at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Veterans Memorial is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.
On Friday, Veterans Memorial beat Boerne-Champion 46-39.
Meanwhile, Alamo Heights strolled past Tivy with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 71-55. Given the Mules' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 73rd, while the Antlers are ranked 471st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Alamo Heights' win came from a few key players Veterans Memorial will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Alex Elliott, who went 6 for 9 en route to 18 points. That's the most points he has posted since back in November of 2024. Gunnar Jones was another key player, going 8 of 9 on his way to 17 points in addition to five boards and three steals.
Alamo Heights was working as a unit and finished the game with 24 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Veterans Memorial's record is now 19-13. As for Alamo Heights, their record now sits at 25-8.
Veterans Memorial didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Alamo Heights in their previous meeting back in January, but they still walked away with a 43-37 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Veterans Memorial since the team 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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