The Cleburne Yellowjackets and the Joshua Owls will compete for holiday cheer at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Cleburne will be strutting in after a win while Joshua will be coming in after a defeat.
Cleburne will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Centennial, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Cleburne secured a 53-49 W over Centennial on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Yellowjackets.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Joshua's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell 64-57 to Mansfield Timberview.
Joshua's loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 10-9. As for Cleburne, their victory bumped their record up to 11-8.
Cleburne couldn't quite finish off Joshua when the teams last played back in January and fell 45-43. Can Cleburne avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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