Cleburne is 2-8 against Joshua since January of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Cleburne Yellowjackets will square off against the Joshua Owls at 5:45 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Cleburne didn't have too much trouble with Centennial as they won 57-38. The Yellowjackets pushed the score to 50-22 by the end of the third, a deficit the Spartans cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, Joshua entered their tilt with Mansfield Timberview on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They managed a 46-40 win over the Wolves.
Joshua's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-14. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.0 points per game. As for Cleburne, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 17-13.
Cleburne came up short against Joshua in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 46-40. Can Cleburne avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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