The Boerne Greyhounds will square off against the New Braunfels Unicorns at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Boerne is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Pieper just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 58-51 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Warriors. While losing is never fun, the Greyhounds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 143rd, while the Warriors are ranked 41st).
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 21-21 at halftime, New Braunfels was not quite Alamo Heights' equal in the second half on Tuesday. They fell to the Mules 58-53.
Boerne will need focus on slowing down Alyana Mcgarity, one of several New Braunfels players who made an impact when they last played. She posted 12 points. Mcgarity is also on a roll when it comes to blocks, as she's now posted two or more in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Penelope Ruiz, who put up ten points.
Boerne's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-10. As for New Braunfels, they dropped their record down to 15-12 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Boerne was able to grind out a solid victory over New Braunfels in their previous meeting back in December of 2021, winning 55-47. The rematch might be a little tougher for Boerne 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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