Jones won the last time they faced Alva and things went their way on Saturday too. The Jones Longhorns came out on top against the Alva Goldbugs by a score of 60-51. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Longhorns' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 99th, while the Goldbugs are ranked 28th).
01/11/25 vs Alva | 60-51 |
12/20/24 vs Chandler | 51-27 |
12/17/24 vs Harding Fine Arts | 78-12 |
12/14/24 vs Kiowa | 43-42 |
Jones pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.0 points per game. As for Alva, their loss ended an eight-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 11-3.
Jones will look to defend their home court on Monday against Kingfisher at 6:00 p.m. Kingfisher knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Jones likes a good challenge. As for Alva, they will head out to challenge Fairview at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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