Basketball Preview: Eagle Pass Eagles vs. Carrizo Springs Wildcats
The Eagle Pass Eagles are taking a road trip to square off against the Carrizo Springs Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Eagle Pass is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
Eagle Pass will head into Friday's contest ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Bandera on Friday, but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 44-point defeat they were dealt on Tuesday. Eagle Pass fell just short of Bandera by a score of 55-53. One positive for the Eagles, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Carrizo Springs, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They came out on top against Leakey by a score of 50-41 on Friday.
Melanie Davila was her usual excellent self, almost dropping a double-double on 18 points and nine steals. The match was her third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jai'Leah Arambula, who had ten points plus three steals.
Carrizo Springs smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 18 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Carrizo Springs' win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Eagle Pass, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
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