Alamo Heights has won three straight games at home, while Jay has won three straight on the road dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Alamo Heights Mules will welcome the Jay Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Alamo Heights is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They blew past Rouse 67-44. With the Mules ahead 40-16 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Alex Elliott
| 02/18/25 vs Rouse | 6 |
| 02/11/25 vs Veterans Memorial | 3 |
| 02/07/25 @ Tivy | 4 |
| 02/04/25 @ Wagner | 2 |
| 01/31/25 vs New Braunfels | 2 |
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Gunnar Jones and Alex Elliott were among the main playmakers for Alamo Heights as the former went 5-for-7 on his way to 12 points and six boards and the latter posted ten points in addition to six assists and five rebounds. That's the most assists Elliott has posted since back in November of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Bennett Johnson, who went 5-for-10 to rack up 12 points.
They weren't the only ones working in the assist department: Alamo Heights was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. They racked up eight more assists than Rouse's also-impressive total of 11.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Jay against Edison on Tuesday as the squad secured a 72-40 victory. The Mustangs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 23 contests by 20 points or more this season.
Alamo Heights better keep an eye on Zachariah Linson. He was instrumental in Jay's win, dropping a double-double with 24 points and 11 rebounds. The game was Linson's third in a row with at least 21 points. Another player making a difference was Jarrius Jackson Jr, who scored 12 points.
Jay has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 24 of their last 25 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 32-2 record this season. As for Alamo Heights, their win bumped their record up to 27-8.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest-scoring teams around. Alamo Heights hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 60.9 points per game. However, it's not like Jay struggles in that department as they've been averaging 79.2 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can put up more.
Alamo Heights came up short against Jay in their previous matchup back in November of 2015, falling 62-49. Will Alamo Heights have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
