The Muleshoe Mules lost against the Shallowater Mustangs back in February of 2018, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. Muleshoe was dealt a 80-41 defeat at the hands of Shallowater. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Muleshoe in their matchups with Shallowater: they've now lost seven in a row.
Muleshoe's lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Adam Alarcon, who scored 17 points. Alarcon scored a full 41.5% of Muleshoe's points, the second time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Sebastian Kirven, who scored 7 points along with 5 rebounds.
Muleshoe's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Shallowater, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-0.
Muleshoe won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Borger at 12:00 p.m. on December 1st. Borger is still on the hunt for that elusive first 'W'. Shallowater is on the road again on Saturday and play against Bushland at 7:00 p.m. on December 2nd.
