Basketball Preview: Beckville Bearcats vs. East Texas Homeschool Sports Chargers
Beckville and East Texas Homeschool Sports are an even 3-3 against one another since November of 2019, but not for long. The Beckville Bearcats will square off against the East Texas Homeschool Sports Chargers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Beckville focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 23 on Tuesday.
Last Tuesday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Beckville beat Carlisle 32-26.
Beckville can attribute much of their success to Ayanna Burroughs, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 13 rebounds, and Landrie Dennard, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 15 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Burroughs a new career-high in offensive rebounds (six).
Beckville smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, East Texas Homeschool Sports strolled past Ore City with points to spare two weeks ago, taking the game 35-16. That 19 point margin sets a new team best for the Chargers this season.
Beckville's victory bumped their record up to 3-4. As for East Texas Homeschool Sports, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Beckville took their victory against East Texas Homeschool Sports when the teams last played back in January of 2023 by a conclusive 42-22. The rematch might be a little tougher for Beckville since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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