There's no place like home for Alamo Heights, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They walked away with a 62-51 victory over the Smithson Valley Rangers on Tuesday. Given the Mules' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 61st, while the Rangers are ranked 276th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Alamo Heights got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jack Brewer out in front who went 5 of 10 en route to 11 points along with five rebounds and three blocks. Another player making a difference was William Whittingstall, who went 5 for 9 on his way to 17 points.
Alamo Heights was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Smithson Valley only racked up ten assists.
Smithson Valley's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Wyatt Clemence, who went 8 of 17 en route to 17 points. Caden Lieck also deserves some recognition as he scored his first points of the season.
Alamo Heights is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-5 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 32.4% in those games and 31.2% outside of them. As for Smithson Valley, they now have a losing record at 9-10.
Alamo Heights will head out on the road to take on Boerne-Champion at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Alamo Heights is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.6 points per game this season. As for Smithson Valley, they will welcome Boerne at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Smithson Valley also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 58.5 points per game.
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