Preview: Eastwood Troopers vs. North Crowley Panthers
The Eastwood Troopers will square off against the North Crowley Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Eastwood sitting on three straight victories and North Crowley on 14.
Eastwood had already proven themselves in the regular season, and didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They managed a 49-43 victory over Permian on Monday.
It was another big night for Devin Falk-Ramirez, who scored 22 points along with three steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Eastwood's points. Another player making a difference was Mark Hernandez, who scored eight points along with five rebounds.
Meanwhile, North Crowley stacked a 17th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They put the hurt on Byron Nelson with a sharp 65-42 win. Given North Crowley's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked eighth, while Byron Nelson is ranked 127th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Eastwood has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-10 record this season. As for North Crowley, their win bumped their record up to 31-3.
Eastwood might still be hurting after the 75-55 defeat they got from North Crowley when the teams last played back in March of 2015. Can Eastwood avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
