Muleshoe was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 15th straight defeat. They were beaten by the Shallowater Mustangs 81-26. While losing is never fun, the Mules can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1411th, while the Mustangs are ranked 330th).
Muleshoe's loss dropped their record down to 1-18. As for Shallowater, the victory (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 15-4.
Coming up, Muleshoe will be playing in front of their home fans against Idalou at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Idalou knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past ten games -- so hopefully Muleshoe likes a good challenge. As for Shallowater, they are taking a road trip to take on Roosevelt at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Shallowater's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four matchups.
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