Basketball Recap: Eagle Pass Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Dec 6, 2024, 12:33am

Basketball Recap: Eagle Pass Eagles vs. West Oso Bears

Eagle Pass was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were outmatched by the West Oso Bears on the road and fell 82-13. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1048th, while the Bears are ranked 264th).

It was another big night for Malaigha Sweats, who dropped a double-double on 39 points and 12 rebounds for West Oso. What's more, SweatS also racked up 11 offensive rebounds, the most she's had since back in December of 2023. Jae'La Hicks was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 18 points and nine rebounds.

Eagle Pass' defeat dropped their record down to 3-12. As for West Oso, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.

Eagle Pass won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Uvalde at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for West Oso, they will also get right back to it: they'll face off against King at 12:00 p.m. on Friday.

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