Basketball Preview: Carter-Riverside Eagles vs. Benbrook Bobcats
Carter-Riverside is 1-7 against the Bobcats since January of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Carter-Riverside Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Benbrook Bobcats at 7:30 p.m. Carter-Riverside has now lost 22 straight, and the team is hunting for their first win since November 18.
Last Tuesday, Carter-Riverside was the victim of a tough 51-26 loss at the hands of the.
Despite the loss, Carter-Riverside saw an underclassman step up: Johnathan Owens scored 11 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Owens has scored all season.
Carter-Riverside struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only four offensive rebounds. They are winless (0-5) when they can't control their own glass like that.
Meanwhile, Benbrook was able to grind out a solid victory over the on Friday, taking the game 43-31. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Benbrook.
Carter-Riverside dropped their record down to 2-24 with that defeat, which was their sixth straight at home. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 20.3 points per game. As for Benbrook, their victory bumped their record up to 12-16.
Carter-Riverside took a serious blow against the Bobcats in their previous meeting back in January, falling 65-21. The game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Carter-Riverside was down 35-15.
