Basketball Recap: Cedar Creek Comes Up Short

After flying high against Bastrop last Friday, Cedar Creek came back down to earth. The Cedar Creek Eagles took a blow against the Anderson Trojans on Tuesday, falling 53-24. The contest marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

When it comes to explaining why Cedar Creek lost, don't look at Kenji Franklin. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 boards. Franklin has been hot, having posted nine or more rebounds the last six times he's played.

Cedar Creek's loss dropped their record down to 15-14. As for Anderson, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-20 record this season.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Cedar Creek will host Navarro at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Cedar Creek is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.8 points per game this season. As for Anderson, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against McCallum at 8:00 p.m. One thing working in McCallum's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four contests.