Basketball Recap: Neches Comes Up Short

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Neches can now relate to. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 41-25 to the Avalon Eagles, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Tigers' loss continues a trend for the squad, making it four in a row.

Neches' defeat dropped their record down to 15-17. As for Avalon, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season.

Neches does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Avalon, they will challenge May at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.