The Joshua Owls will head out to square off against the Cleburne Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Joshua lost 70-47 to Mansfield Timberview on Tuesday. The Owls haven't had much luck with the Wolves recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Meanwhile, Cleburne was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against Centennial, falling 62-36. While losing is never fun, the Yellowjackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 858th, while the Spartans are ranked 91st).
Cleburne's loss dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Joshua, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-9.
Joshua didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Cleburne in their previous meeting back in February, but they still walked away with a 46-42 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Joshua since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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