Basketball Game Preview: Wylie East Raiders vs. Rowlett Eagles

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12/20/24 - Home	42-33 W
02/06/24 - Away	55-29 W
01/05/24 - Home	36-25 W
02/07/23 - Home	74-37 W
01/06/23 - Away	71-21 W
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Wylie East is 10-0 against Rowlett since December of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Wylie East Raiders will head out on the road to challenge the Rowlett Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Rowlett took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Wylie East, who comes in off a win.

If Wylie East beats Rowlett with 61 points on Tuesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Wylie East took their game on Friday with ease, bagging a 61-18 win over Naaman Forest. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 443rd, while the Rangers are ranked 1219th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Rowlett came up short against Lakeview Centennial on Friday and fell 30-18. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Wylie East has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-16 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.5 points per game. As for Rowlett, their loss dropped their record down to 11-19.

Wylie East beat Rowlett 42-33 when the teams last played back in December of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wylie East since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.