Preview: Midland Legacy Rebels vs. V.R. Eaton Eagles
The Midland Legacy Rebels will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the V.R. Eaton Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on February 23rd. Hopefully Midland Legacy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 21 on Tuesday.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Midland Legacy walked away with it. They took down the Trail Blazers 59-44. The victory was all the more spectacular given Midland Legacy's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 401st, while Americas is ranked 126th).
Diego Rodriguez was his usual excellent self, scoring 17 points along with two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Williams, who almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine rebounds.
Meanwhile, V.R. Eaton was able to grind out a solid win over Paschal on Tuesday, taking the game 44-35. The victory made it back-to-back wins for V.R. Eaton.
Midland Legacy's record is now 15-17. As for V.R. Eaton, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-8 record this season.
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