The Southwest Dragons will venture away from home to take on the Winn Mavericks at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Southwest will be strutting in after a win while Winn will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with seven losses in a row, Southwest turned things around against Harlandale on Friday. They managed a 59-55 victory over the Indians.
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Southwest found their leader in sophomore Loren Anguiano, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 14 boards. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Anguiano has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Julionne Harper, who posted 17 points and seven rebounds.
Southwest smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Winn was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 63-29 loss at the hands of McCollum. 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 1215th, while the Cowboys are ranked 70th).
Winn's loss dropped their record down to 4-18. As for Southwest, their win was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 5-15.
Everything came up roses for Southwest against Winn in their previous meeting back in January, as the team secured a 55-27 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Southwest since the squad 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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