Texas High School Basketball - Whitney can't hold off Eastland
December 9, 2011: Eastland, TX 76448 The Eastland Mavericks basketball team scored 54 points and restricted the visiting Whitney Wildcats to 53 in the Mavericks non-league victory on Friday.
The Mavericks now sport a 2-0 record. They play next when they host Anson for a 2A Region I District 5 contest on Tuesday, December 13. Eastland will meet a Tigers team coming off a 43-37 non-league win over Grape Creek (San Angelo, TX). The Tigers record now stands at 1-2.
The Wildcats (6-6) will now prepare for their contest against Rio Vista (Rio Vista, TX). The Eagles come into the non-league contest with a 5-1 record. In their last contest, Rio Vista was nudged by Lipan (Lipan, TX), 63-57, in a non-league contest.