Smithson Valley came into Tuesday's match looking for another win against Alamo Heights, but Gunnar Jones wouldn't allow it. The Alamo Heights Mules snuck past the Smithson Valley Rangers with a 66-62 win on Tuesday thanks in part to Jones, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 13 rebounds. He is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 18 or more in the last three games he's played.
The team also got some help courtesy of Beau Taber, who went 5 for 9 en route to 12 points. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in offensive rebounds (three).
Alamo Heights is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-2 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.7 points per game. As for Smithson Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-3.
Alamo Heights will be taking part in a tournament against Liberty Christian at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday. Liberty Christian knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past six games -- so hopefully Alamo Heights likes a good challenge. Smithson Valley has already played their next contest (against Alamo Heights), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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