Basketball Recap: Make It Six in a Row for V.R. Eaton

By Team Reports Jan 16, 2025, 4:53pm

Basketball Recap: V.R. Eaton Eagles vs. Bell Blue Raiders

Eagles

Previous 6 Games

01/14/25 vs Bell49-46
01/10/25 @ Northwest42-28
01/03/25 @ Keller57-45
12/31/24 vs Timber Creek40-35
12/28/24 @ Everman63-56
12/20/24 @ Trinity55-22

V.R. Eaton came tearing into Tuesday's contest with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.2 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Bell Blue Raiders, sneaking past 49-46. This was a revenge game for the Eagles: when they faced off against the Blue Raiders back in December of 2024, they had to take a 60-39 defeat.

When it comes to explaining why Bell lost, don't look at Madi Capers. Despite the final result, she went 7 of 10 en route to 15 points and eight boards. Jaida James was another key player, putting up six points in addition to 14 rebounds and three steals.

V.R. Eaton has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for Bell, they dropped their record down to 15-11 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.

V.R. Eaton and Bell should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings. V.R. Eaton (ranked 170th) will meet Keller Central (ranked 701st) at 5:45 p.m. on Friday. Similarly, Bell will take on Northwest at 5:45 p.m. on Friday up 467 places (214 vs. 681).

Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps

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