The Bowie Jackrabbits lost their first matchup against state-ranked City View at home on Tuesday night.
The Mustangs won 57-38, though the game was closer for most of its run time than the final score would indicate.
Bowie was hoping this would be the year it could knock off City View from its firm perch atop the district the previous two seasons.
With the graduation of some key contributors to the team that went to the state tournament, the Jackrabbits hoped the upset potential would not be as daunting.
Bowie zeroed in on trying to bring extra help when two of the Mustangs big and athletic post players made a move to drive to the basket. The good news is the Jackrabbits limited both of City View’s players to only four points each. The bad news was Bowie had trouble scoring all night itself and the Mustangs found other guys who were knocking down shots.
Bowie fell behind 13-7 in the first quarter and 24-14 at halftime. Both teams scored better in the second half, but the Jackrabbits could never close that gap. Bowie did cut the lead down to single-digits at certain points, but could never make enough open shots from the perimeter or get the contested shots around the basket to fall in.
In the end, City View had a flurry of 3-pointers go in to put the game out of reach and win comfortably 57-38.

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