The Winn Mavericks and the Burbank Bulldogs will face off at 10:30 a.m. on Friday without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with six consecutive losses for Winn and three for Burbank.
Winn is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Marble Falls on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Winn came up short against Marble Falls, falling 63-41. While losing is never fun, the Mavericks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1006th, while the Mustangs are ranked 161st).
Winn's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Austin Aguilera, who went 5 for 9 en route to 12 points plus two steals, and Damian Villarreal, who went 5 for 8 en route to 11 points. Another player making a difference was Juan Cruz-Muhlenbruch, who earned eight points in addition to two steals.
Meanwhile, Burbank was just a bucket shy of victory on Thursday and fell 78-77 to Marshall. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (72), the Bulldogs still had to take the loss.
Winn's defeat dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Burbank, their loss dropped their record down to 4-11.
Everything came up roses for Winn against Burbank in their previous meeting back in December of 2022, as the team secured a 73-39 win. Does Winn have another victory up their sleeve, or will Burbank turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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